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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryzti. Cognate with Bulgarian гриза́ (grizá), Serbo-Croatian гри̏сти/grȉsti, Slovene gristi, Slovak hrýzť. Non-Slavic cognates include Old Armenian կրծեմ (krcem) and probably Gothic 𐌺𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (kriustan, grate, grind).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡrɨsʲtʲ]
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грызть (gryztʹimpf (perfective прогры́зть or погры́зть or сгрызть)

  1. to gnaw
  2. to nibble
  3. to crack (nuts)
  4. to bite (fingernails)
  5. to nag at

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