гнобить

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian гноби́ти (hnobýty), from Proto-Slavic *gnobiti. According to Pokorny, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnet-; compare Proto-Slavic *gnesti (to press), Proto-Germanic *knudaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

гноби́ть (gnobítʹimpf (perfective загноби́ть or сгноби́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to annoy, to irritate
  2. (colloquial) to bully, to terrorize, to persecute

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Further reading

  • gnębić in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gnębić in Polish dictionaries at PWN