Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From zvek (onomatopoeic sound of a punch, hit)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zvȅknuti/
  • Hyphenation: zve‧knu‧ti

Verb

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zvȅknuti pf (Cyrillic spelling зве̏кнути)

  1. (informal) to strike, hit, punch

Etymology 2

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From zvek (onomatopoeic sound of a rattle)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zvȅknuti/
  • Hyphenation: zve‧knu‧ti

Verb

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zvȅknuti pf (Cyrillic spelling зве̏кнути)

  1. to produce a sudden, but powerful, strong sound
  2. to punch in a way that it rattles