Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Polish tonąć, Russian тону́ть (tonútʹ) and Ukrainian тону́ти (tonúty).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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тану́ць (tanúcʹimpf (perfective патану́ць)

  1. (intransitive) to sink (to descend or submerge into a liquid or similar substance)
  2. (intransitive) to drown (to die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid)
    Synonym: тапі́цца (tapícca)

Conjugation

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References

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  • тануць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • тануць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)