Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъtiskati.

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  • IPA(key): /stǐːskati/
  • Hyphenation: сти‧ска‧ти

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сти́скати impf (Latin spelling stískati)

  1. (transitive) to press, squeeze
  2. (transitive) to hug, clasp
  3. (reflexive) to shrink
  4. (reflexive) to shrivel
  5. (reflexive) to retrench oneself
  6. (reflexive) to stint oneself in
  7. (reflexive) to be confined to a narrow place

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъtiskati. Compare Belarusian сціска́ць (sciskácʹ), Polish ściskać.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [steˈskate]
  • (file)

Verb edit

стиска́ти (styskátyimpf (perfective сти́снути)

  1. (transitive) to pinch, squeeze, compress
  2. (transitive) to clench, grip
  3. (transitive) to constrict
  4. (transitive) to hug, clasp
  5. (transitive, intransitive) to shrug

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