душити

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Ukrainian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [dʊˈʃɪte]
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Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dušiti (to suffocate, to choke). Cognate with Belarusian душы́ць (dušýcʹ), Russian души́ть (dušítʹ), Czech dusit, Polish dusić, Bulgarian душа́ (dušá), Slovene dušiti.

Verb[edit]

души́ти (dušýtyimpf (perfective задуши́ти or удуши́ти)

  1. (transitive) to smother, to strangle, to choke, to suffocate
  2. (transitive) to suppress, to oppress, to repress, to stifle
  3. (transitive) to weight heavily, to depress
  4. (rare) to press, to squeeze
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Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȗšiti (to sniff, to scent). By surface analysis, дух(и) (dux(y)) +‎ -ити (-yty). Cognate with Belarusian душы́ць (dušýcʹ), Russian души́ть (dušítʹ).

Verb[edit]

души́ти (dušýtyimpf (perfective надуши́ти or подуши́ти)

  1. (transitive) to perfume, to scent
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