хромать

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from хромо́й (xromój) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xrɐˈmatʲ]

Verb

хрома́ть • (xromátʹ) impf

  1. to limp, to be lame
    хрома́ть на пра́вую но́гу ― xromátʹ na právuju nógu ― to be lame in the right leg
  2. to be poor, to leave much to be desired, to be far from perfect, to not be up to standard
    у него́ хрома́ет орфогра́фия ― u nevó xromájet orfográfija ― his spelling is poor; his spelling leaves much to be desired

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • захрома́ть (zaxromátʹ)
  • хромо́й (xromój)
  • хромота́ (xromotá)
  • хромоно́гий (xromonógij)

Descendants

  • → Armenian: կաղալ (kaġal) (semantic loan)
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