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Russian word of the day: Завораживающий

Mar 06, 2023 (see all)
завора́живающий
[ za-va-rá-zhee-va-yu-scheeî ]
Adjective , imperfective
bewitching, spellbinding, enchanting, fascinating

Morphemic analysis

завораживающий
prefix: за
root: вораж
suffix: ива
suffix: ющ
ending: ий

Etymology

ворожить - tell fortunes
Russian Pod 101

Examples

  • С кра́я скло́на открыва́лся завора́живающий вид на ро́вную гладь озёра.

    s krá-ya skló-na at-kry-vál-sya za-va-rá-zhee-va-yu-scheeî veet na róv-mu-yu glat' ó-zee-ra

    From the edge of the slope, a bewitching view of the flat surface of the lake opened up.

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  • Его́ разбуди́л завора́живающий арома́т кре́пкого ко́фе.

    ye-vó raz-bu-déel za-va-rá-zhee-va-yu-scheeî a-ra-mát kryép-ka-va kó-fye

    He was awakened by the enchanting aroma of strong coffee.

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