обмолвиться

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Russian

Etymology

From об- (ob-) +‎ мо́лвить (mólvitʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Polish obmówić.

Pronunciation

Verb

обмо́лвиться (obmólvitʹsjapf

  1. (colloquial) to make a slip in speaking
    Synonym: оговори́ться (ogovorítʹsja)
  2. (colloquial) to utter casually
  3. (colloquial) to mention, to let slip
    Synonym: проговори́ться (progovorítʹsja)
    не обмо́лвиться ни сло́вом о чём-либоne obmólvitʹsja ni slóvom o čom-libonever mention something
    он не обмо́лвится об э́том ни сло́вомon ne obmólvitsja ob étom ni slóvomnot a word about this matter will pass his lips, he will never say/breathe a single word about it

Conjugation