Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tisnǫti or *tisknǫti. Compare Russian ти́снуть (tísnutʹ), Belarusian ці́снуць (císnucʹ), Polish cisnąć.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɪsnʊte]
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Verb

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ти́снути (týsnutyimpf (perfective поти́снути) (transitive, also intransitive, + на + accusative)

  1. to press
  2. to squeeze
    ти́снути кому́сь ру́куtýsnuty komúsʹ rúkuto shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand
  3. to pressure
  4. to be tight

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Prefixed verbs

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