Russian

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Ukrainian гноби́ти (hnobýty), from Proto-Slavic *gnobiti. According to Pokorny, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnet-; compare Proto-Slavic *gnesti (to press), Proto-Germanic *knudaną.

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

гноби́ть (gnobítʹimpf (perfective загноби́ть or сгноби́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to annoy, to irritate
  2. (colloquial) to bully, to terrorize, to persecute

Conjugation

edit

References

edit

Further reading

edit
  • gnębić in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gnębić in Polish dictionaries at PWN