կրծել

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Verb[edit]

կրծել (krcel)

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

Inflection[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Verb[edit]

կրծել (krcel)

  1. infinitive of կրծեմ (krcem)

Declension[edit]