порхать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrxati/*pъrxati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐrˈxatʲ]

Verb

порха́ть • (porxátʹ) impf (perfective порхну́ть)

  1. to flit, to flutter, to fly about
  2. (ironical, deprecative) to hop, to move (from place to place)
    порха́ть с одного́ ме́ста рабо́ты на друго́еporxátʹ s odnovó mésta rabóty na drugójeto job-hop

Conjugation

Derived terms

Russian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pers-‎ (0 c, 4 e)
  • по́рхлый (pórxlyj)

References

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