врать

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See also: вратъ

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьrati, 1sg. *vьrǫ (as a verb, only preserved in Russian and Serbo-Croatian). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (to speak). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian varati (to betray).

Pronunciation

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Verb

врать (vratʹimpf (perfective совра́ть)

  1. to lie
    Synonym: лгать (lgatʹ)
  2. to make a mistake
  3. to be inaccurate
  4. to tell tales

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “врать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “врать”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 169