морщить

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъrščiti. Compare Bulgarian мръ́щя (mrǎ́štja), Czech smrsknout, Slovene mŕščiti, Old Church Slavonic съмърсканъ (sŭmŭrskanŭ), Polish marszczyć, Ukrainian мо́рщити (mórščyty).

Pronunciation

Verb

мо́рщить (mórščitʹimpf (perfective смо́рщить or намо́рщить)

  1. to wrinkle (one's nose)
    Perfective: смо́рщить (smórščitʹ)
  2. to purse (one's lips)
    Perfective: смо́рщить (smórščitʹ)
  3. to furrow (one's forehead, one's brow)
    Perfective: намо́рщить (namórščitʹ)
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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “морщить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

морщи́ть (morščítʹimpf

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) to crease, to pucker
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