вынуждать

Russian

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Etymology

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вы- (vy-) +‎ нуждать (nuždatʹ), variant of нудить (nuditʹ, to force). Cognates include Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (nauþs, need, compulsion), Old Norse nauð (need, distress) and English need

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɨnʊʐˈdatʲ]
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Verb

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вынужда́ть (vynuždátʹimpf (perfective вы́нудить)

  1. to force, to compel, to oblige
  2. to extort

Conjugation

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References

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