ржать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited Old East Slavic ръзати (rŭzati), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rewǵ-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rʐatʲ]

Verb

ржать (ržatʹ) impf (perfective заржа́ть)

  1. to neigh
    ло́шадь ржётlóšadʹ ržóta horse neighs
  2. (figuratively, low colloquial) to laugh
    ржёт!ržot!lol!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • заржа́ть pf (zaržátʹ)
  • поржа́ть pf (poržátʹ)
  • проржа́ть pf (proržátʹ)
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