махнути

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word махнути. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word махнути, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say махнути in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word махнути you have here. The definition of the word махнути will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofмахнути, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maxnǫti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǎːxnuti/
  • Hyphenation: мах‧ну‧ти

Verb

ма́хнути pf (Latin spelling máhnuti)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) to wave (with arm, tail, wing etc.)

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maxnǫti. By surface analysis, маха́ти (maxáty) +‎ -ну́ти (-núty). Compare Russian махну́ть (maxnútʹ), Belarusian махну́ць (maxnúcʹ), Polish machnąć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Verb

махну́ти (maxnútypf (imperfective маха́ти) (intransitive, with instrumental case)

  1. to flap
  2. to wave
    Вона́ махну́ла руко́ю.Voná maxnúla rukóju.She waved her hand.
  3. to brandish
  4. (figuratively, colloquial, rare) to dash off (to write quickly or informally)

Conjugation

Further reading