Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic пускати (puskati).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pʊˈskatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

пуска́ть (puskátʹimpf (perfective пусти́ть)

  1. to let go, to relinquish
  2. to set going, to set in motion, to set in operation, to start, to set working
  3. to let in
  4. to launch, to throw
  5. to sprout, to put out, to put forth

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References edit

  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пускать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress