хвалить

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic хвалити (xvaliti), from Proto-Slavic *xvaliti. By surface analysis, хвала́ (xvalá, praise) + -и́ть (-ítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xvɐˈlʲitʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

хвали́ть • (xvalítʹ) impf (perfective похвали́ть)

  1. to compliment, to praise

Conjugation

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