дохнуть

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Russian

Etymology 1

Ultimately from the same source as дохну́ть (doxnútʹ) below.

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до́хнуть (dóxnutʹimpf (perfective сдо́хнуть or издо́хнуть or подо́хнуть)

  1. (derogatory, slang) to croak (to die)
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxnǫti.

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дохну́ть (doxnútʹpf (imperfective ды́хать)

  1. to take a breath, to breathe
  2. (figuratively) to blow (of a wind), to have a (single) blow
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