стрекотать

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, onomatopoeic. Compare Latin strīdeō (to squeak, to crack, to buzz, to whistle), also strīdō (infinitive strīdere), Ancient Greek τρίζω (trízō, to twitter, to squeak, to chirp) (perfect τέτρῑγα (tétrīga)), στρίξ (stríx, (type of night bird)) (gen. sg. στρίγος (strígos)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [strʲɪkɐˈtatʲ]

Verb

стрекота́ть • (strekotátʹ) impf

  1. to chirr (of insects)
  2. to rattle, to chatter (of machine guns, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • стре́кот m (strékot)
  • застрекота́ть impf (zastrekotátʹ)
  • пострекота́ть impf (postrekotátʹ)
  • прострекота́ть impf (prostrekotátʹ)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стрекотать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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