умалить

Russian

Etymology

у- (u-) + ма́лый (mályj) + -и́ть (-ítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊmɐˈlʲitʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

умали́ть (umalítʹ) pf (imperfective умаля́ть)

  1. (dated) to reduce, to lessen, to diminish
  2. (figuratively, literary) to reduce the role, to value or significance of
  3. (literary) to belittle, to humiliate

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • умаля́ться impf (umaljátʹsja), умали́ться pf (umalítʹsja)
  • умале́ние (umalénije)
  • ума́ливать (umálivatʹ), ума́ливание (umálivanije)
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