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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dunǫti. By surface analysis, дуть (dutʹ) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ду́нуть (dúnutʹpf

  1. to blow
  2. (colloquial, humorous) to rush, to hasten, to dash
    он как ду́нул отту́да!on kak dúnul ottúda!he ran away like a bat out of hell!

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