кочевряжиться

Russian

Etymology

From кочевря́га (kočevrjága, poser, affected person) + -ить (-itʹ) + -ся (-sja). Per Vasmer, possibly from ко- (ko-, who) + че- (če-, what) + врать (vratʹ, to lie, to tell lies). Compare кочема́зый (kočemázyj, dirty, grimy; tanned, scorched), possibly with the same prefixes + a derivative of ма́зать (mázatʹ, to smear; to soil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kət͡ɕɪˈvrʲaʐɨt͡sə]

Verb

кочевря́житься (kočevrjážitʹsja) impf

  1. (colloquial) to be obstinate
  2. (colloquial) to pose, to put on airs

Conjugation

  • кочевря́женье n (kočevrjáženʹje)

References

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