Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voržiti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vərɐˈʐɨtʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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ворожи́ть (vorožítʹimpf

  1. (dated) to tell fortunes, to divine
    Synonym: гада́ть (gadátʹ)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ворожить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress