Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From older ду́шити, probably modified by analogy with гу̏ша (gullet). From Proto-Slavic *dušìti, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡǔːʃiti/
  • Hyphenation: гу‧ши‧ти

Verb edit

гу́шити impf (Latin spelling gúšiti)

  1. (transitive) to choke, strangle
  2. (reflexive) to choke, suffocate
  3. (transitive, figurative) to hinder, restrain, stifle

Conjugation edit

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