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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xvɐˈlʲitʲ]
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Verb

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хвали́ть (xvalítʹimpf (perfective похвали́ть)

  1. to compliment, to praise

Conjugation

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