Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From с- +‎ тиснути.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /stîsnuti/
  • Hyphenation: сти‧сну‧ти

Verb edit

сти̏снути pf (Latin spelling stȉsnuti)

  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

From с- (s-) +‎ ти́снути (týsnuty). Compare Russian сти́снуть (stísnutʹ), Belarusian сці́снуць (scísnucʹ), Polish ścisnąć.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɪsnʊte]
  • (file)

Verb edit

сти́снути (stýsnutypf (imperfective стиска́ти or сти́скувати)

  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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