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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stukati. Cognate with Ukrainian сту́кати (stúkaty), Belarusian сту́каць (stúkacʹ), Polish stukać. Of onomatopoeic origin; see стук (stuk), стуча́ть (stučátʹ). Compare Latvian stukât (to walk with small steps (of children learning to walk)), stuknît (to push forward with blows), stucinât (to knock, to rumble), stukme (trampled place in a meadow).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈstukətʲ]
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Verb edit

сту́кать (stúkatʹimpf (perfective сту́кнуть)

  1. to knock
  2. to rap, to tap
  3. to strike, to bang, to hit

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