Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъtiskati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stǐːskati/
  • Hyphenation: сти‧ска‧ти

Verb

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сти́скати impf (Latin spelling stískati)

  1. (transitive) to press, squeeze
  2. (transitive) to hug, clasp
  3. (reflexive) to shrink
  4. (reflexive) to shrivel
  5. (reflexive) to retrench oneself
  6. (reflexive) to stint oneself in
  7. (reflexive) to be confined to a narrow place

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъtiskati. Compare Belarusian сціска́ць (sciskácʹ), Polish ściskać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [steˈskate]
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Verb

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стиска́ти (styskátyimpf (perfective сти́снути)

  1. (transitive) to pinch, squeeze, compress
  2. (transitive) to clench, grip
  3. (transitive) to constrict
  4. (transitive) to hug, clasp
  5. (transitive, intransitive) to shrug

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