Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tъskněti. Compare Polish cknić (to feel nausea or longing).

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Verb edit

скні́ти (sknítyimpf

  1. to vegetate, to stagnate (to live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way)
    Synonyms: ни́діти impf (nýdity), животі́ти impf (žyvotíty)
  2. to languish (to live in miserable or disheartening conditions)
    скні́ти в зли́дняхskníty v zlýdnjaxto languish in poverty
  3. to languish (to lose strength and become weak)
  4. to languish (to be neglected; to make little progress)

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