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  • IPA(key): [ɦnʲiˈtɪte]
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Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *gnět(ati) + -ити (-yty), from Proto-Slavic *gnesti.

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гніти́ти (hnitýtyimpf (perfective пригніти́ти)

  1. (transitive) to press, to squeeze
  2. (transitive) to oppress, to depress, to distress
  3. (transitive) to suppress
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Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic гнѣтити (gnětiti, to ignite), from Proto-Slavic *gnětiti (to ignite).

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гніти́ти (hnitýtyimpf (perfective загніти́ти)

  1. (transitive, rare) to ruddy (of bread, baked goods)
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