Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maxnǫti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mǎːxnuti/
  • Hyphenation: мах‧ну‧ти

Verb edit

ма́хнути pf (Latin spelling máhnuti)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) to wave (with arm, tail, wing etc.)

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maxnǫti. By surface analysis, маха́ти (maxáty) +‎ -ну́ти (-núty). Compare Russian махну́ть (maxnútʹ), Belarusian махну́ць (maxnúcʹ), Polish machnąć.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mɐxˈnute]
  • (file)

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махну́ти (maxnútypf (imperfective маха́ти) (intransitive, with instrumental case)

  1. to flap
  2. to wave
    Вона́ махну́ла руко́ю.Voná maxnúla rukóju.She waved her hand.
  3. to brandish
  4. (figuratively, colloquial, rare) to dash off (to write quickly or informally)

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