ахнуть

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Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from а́хать (áxatʹ) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ) or ах (ax) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ); since the 18th century. Compare Polish achnąć.

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Verb

а́хнуть (áxnutʹpf (imperfective а́хать)

  1. to exclaim, to gasp, to sigh
    он так и а́хнулon tak i áxnulhe simply opened his mouth
    а́хнуть от удивле́нияáxnutʹ ot udivlénijagasp with surprise
    он и а́хнуть не успе́лon i áxnutʹ ne uspél≈ before he knew where he was; before he could say knife

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