зітхнути

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From зі- (zi-) +‎ тхну́ти (txnúty).[1]

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Verb

зітхну́ти (zitxnútypf (imperfective зітха́ти)

  1. to sigh
    зітхну́ти з поле́гшеннямzitxnúty z poléhšennjamto sigh with relief, to breathe a sigh of relief
    ві́льно зітхну́тиvílʹno zitxnútyto breathe freely
  2. (colloquial, rare) to take a breather
    Synonym: перепочи́ти pf (perepočýty)

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “тхнути”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 690

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