Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From с- +‎ тиснути.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stîsnuti/
  • Hyphenation: сти‧сну‧ти

Verb

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сти̏снути pf (Latin spelling stȉsnuti)

  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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From с- (s-) +‎ ти́снути (týsnuty). Compare Russian сти́снуть (stísnutʹ), Belarusian сці́снуць (scísnucʹ), Polish ścisnąć.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈstɪsnʊte]
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Verb

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сти́снути (stýsnutypf (imperfective стиска́ти or сти́скувати)

  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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