просвистеть
Russian
Etymology
про- (pro-) + свисте́ть (svistétʹ)
Pronunciation
Verb
просвисте́ть • (prosvistétʹ) pf (imperfective просви́стывать)
- (perfective only) to make a short whistling sound, to whistle for a short time
- to whistle (a musical piece)
- (perfective only) to whizz, to whistle while flying by
- (colloquial) to fritter away, to waste
- to whistle (for a specified amount of time)
Conjugation
Conjugation of просвисте́ть (class 5b perfective transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | просвисте́ть prosvistétʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | просвисте́вший prosvistévšij |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | — | просвисте́в prosvistév, просвисте́вши prosvistévši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | просвищу́ prosviščú |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | просвисти́шь prosvistíšʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | просвисти́т prosvistít |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | просвисти́м prosvistím |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | просвисти́те prosvistíte |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | просвистя́т prosvistját |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| просвисти́ prosvistí |
просвисти́те prosvistíte | |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | просвисте́л prosvistél |
просвисте́ли prosvistéli |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | просвисте́ла prosvistéla | |
| neuter (оно́) | просвисте́ло prosvistélo | |
Usage notes
With this verb, all meanings involving whistling refer to whistling with or without the aid of a whistle. Contrast просвиста́ть (prosvistátʹ), with similar meanings but which may only be without the aid of a whistle.
Derived terms
- про́свист (prósvist)
Related terms
- свисте́ть impf (svistétʹ), сви́стнуть pf (svístnutʹ)
- свиста́ть (svistátʹ)
- свист (svist)
- свисто́к (svistók)
- свистя́щий (svistjáščij)
- свисту́н (svistún)
- свисту́лька (svistúlʹka)