կրծել

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian կրծեմ (krcem). The sense "to swot" is probably a calque of Russian грызть гранит науки (gryztʹ granit nauki, to grind away at one's studies, literally to gnaw the granite of science).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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կրծել (krcel)

  1. (transitive) to gnaw, nibble
  2. (transitive) to bite (fingernails)
  3. (transitive, slang) to swot (to study with effort or determination)

Inflection

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declension of the nominalized infinitive, u-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative կրծել (krcel)
dative կրծելու (krcelu)
ablative կրծելուց (krcelucʻ)
instrumental կրծելով (krcelov)
locative կրծելում (krcelum)
definite forms
nominative կրծելը/կրծելն (krcelə/krceln)
dative կրծելուն (krcelun)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative կրծելս (krcels)
dative կրծելուս (krcelus)
ablative կրծելուցս (krcelucʻs)
instrumental կրծելովս (krcelovs)
locative կրծելումս (krcelums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative կրծելդ (krceld)
dative կրծելուդ (krcelud)
ablative կրծելուցդ (krcelucʻd)
instrumental կրծելովդ (krcelovd)
locative կրծելումդ (krcelumd)

Old Armenian

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Verb

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կրծել (krcel)

  1. infinitive of կրծեմ (krcem)

Declension

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