зевнуть

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Russian

Etymology

зева́ть (zevátʹ) +‎ -ну- (-nu-)

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  • Rhymes: -utʲ

Verb

зевну́ть (zevnútʹpf (imperfective зева́ть)

  1. to yawn (once)
    • 1885, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин, Здравомысленный заяц; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Лиси́ца зевну́ла, лего́нько кусну́ла за́йца за ля́жку (он, одна́ко, сде́лал вид, что не заме́тил), повали́лась на бок, отки́нула го́лову и зажму́рилась.
      Lisíca zevnúla, legónʹko kusnúla zájca za ljážku (on, odnáko, sdélal vid, što ne zamétil), povalílasʹ na bok, otkínula gólovu i zažmúrilasʹ.
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