потиснути

Ukrainian

Etymology

From по- (po-) + ти́снути (týsnuty). Compare Belarusian паці́снуць (pacísnucʹ), Polish pocisnąć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔˈtɪsnʊte]
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Verb

поти́снути • (potýsnuty) pf (imperfective поти́скувати or потиска́ти)

  1. (transitive) to shake (somebody's hand)
    поти́снути кому́сь ру́куpotýsnuty komúsʹ rúkuto shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand
  2. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) to press, to squeeze
  3. (intransitive with плечи́ма, colloquial) to shrug (shoulders)
    поти́снути плечи́маpotýsnuty plečýmato shrug one's shoulders
  4. (intransitive, figurative, colloquial) to set in (said of frost, winter, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • поти́снутися impf (potýsnutysja)

References

Further reading

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