благоухать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благоѫхати (blagoǫxati), a calque of Ancient Greek εὐωδέω (euōdéō), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ǫxati. By surface analysis, благо- (blago-) + уха́ть (uxátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɫəɡəʊˈxatʲ]

Verb

благоуха́ть • (blagouxátʹ) impf

  1. to be fragrant, to smell sweet

Conjugation

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