сереть

Russian

Etymology 1

се́рый (séryj) + -е́ть (-étʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲɪˈrʲetʲ]

Verb

сере́ть (serétʹ) impf (perfective посере́ть)

  1. to become gray
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) to become gloomy
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to fade (e.g. of talent), to become commonplace
  4. (third person only, imperfective only) to appear (of gray things)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • сере́ться impf (serétʹsja)
  • засере́ться pf (zaserétʹsja)
  • посере́ть pf (poserétʹ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲerʲɪtʲ]

Verb

се́реть (séretʹ) impf

  1. (dated) to defecate (+ instrumental)
  2. (figuratively, dated) to harm (+ dative)
Conjugation
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