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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tuxnǫti. Related to туши́ти (tušýty).[1] Compare Russian ту́хнуть (túxnutʹ), Belarusian ту́хнуць (túxnucʹ).

Verb

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ту́хнути (túxnutyimpf

  1. (intransitive) to go out, to die down, die out (of light, fire)
    Synonym: га́снути impf (hásnuty)
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tǫxnǫti or *tuxnǫti, related to ту́хлий (túxlyj).[2] Possibly related to Etymology 1.[3] Compare Russian ту́хнуть (túxnutʹ), Belarusian ту́хнуць (túxnucʹ), Polish tęchnąć.

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ту́хнути (túxnutyimpf (perfective сту́хнуть or поту́хнути)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to go bad, to go off, to go rotten, to spoil (putrefy or become inedible)
    Synonym: псува́тися impf (psuvátysja)
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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ту́хнути1”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ту́хнути2”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  3. ^ Preobrazhensky, A. G. (1949) “тухнуть”, in Obnorsky, S. P., editor, Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Т – Я), Moscow, Leningrad: Academy of Sciences of the USSR, page 23

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