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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svistati. By surface analysis, сви́стнуть (svístnutʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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свиста́ть (svistátʹimpf (perfective сви́стнуть)

  1. to whistle, to make a whistling sound (without the aid of a whistle)
    Synonym: свисте́ть (svistétʹ)
  2. to call someone by whistling
  3. (colloquial) to beat strongly with liquid

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