заикнуться

Russian

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Etymology

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Perhaps from за- (za-) +‎ икну́ть (iknútʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zəɪkˈnut͡sːə]

Verb

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заикну́ться (zaiknútʹsjapf (imperfective заика́ться)

  1. to stammer, to stutter
  2. (colloquial) to hint (at), (just) to mention, to touch (upon)
    он об э́том и не заикну́лсяon ob étom i ne zaiknúlsjahe never gave a hint of it; he didn't even breathe a word of it

Conjugation

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