ёрзать

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁erǵʰ- (mount (sexually), cover, copulate). Cognate to Lithuanian er̃žilas, ar̃žilas (stallion), aržùs (hot-tempered, lustful), Old Norse argr (effeminate), German arg (bad), English eerie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɵrzətʲ]
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Verb

ёрзать • (jórzatʹ) impf (perfective заёрзать or поёрзать or ёрзнуть)

  1. to fidget, to squirm, to move restlessly (to twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment)
    Synonym: ело́зить (jelózitʹ)

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • ёрзнуть pf (jórznutʹ)
  • заёрзать pf (zajórzatʹ)
  • изъёрзать pf (izʺjórzatʹ)
  • изъёрзаться pf (izʺjórzatʹsja)
  • объёрзать pf (obʺjórzatʹ)
  • поёрзать pf (pojórzatʹ)
  • ёрзание (jórzanije)
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