Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From зеле́ний (zelényj, green) +‎ -іти (-ity). Compare Russian зелене́ть (zelenétʹ), Belarusian зеляне́ць (zjeljanjécʹ), Polish zielenić.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zeɫeˈnʲite]
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Verb edit

зелені́ти (zelenítyimpf (perfective позелені́ти) (intransitive)

  1. (third person only) to become green, to go green, to turn green
  2. (third person only) to show green
  3. (colloquial) to go green, to go green about the gills, to turn green (obtain a pallid complexion due to illness, fright, envy etc.)

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