пахнуть

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *paxnǫti.

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па́хнуть (páxnutʹimpf

  1. to smell, to have a smell
    Де́ньги не па́хнут.Dénʹgi ne páxnut.Money has no smell.
    во́здух па́хнет ро́зами.vózdux páxnet rózami.The air smells of roses.
  2. (impersonal) for there to be a smell
    в во́здухе па́хнет ро́зами.v vózduxe páxnet rózami.The air smells of roses. (literally, “In the air there is a smell of roses.”)
  3. (figurative, colloquial) to smell, to give off a premonition
    э́то де́ло па́хнет неприя́тностью.éto délo páxnet neprijátnostʹju.This matter smells of trouble.
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *paxnǫti.

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пахну́ть (paxnútʹpf

  1. to puff, to blow
    Пахну́ло хо́лодом.Paxnúlo xólodom.There came a cold blast.
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Ukrainian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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па́хнуть (páxnutʹ)

  1. inflection of па́хнути impf (páxnuty):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. alternative infinitive form

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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пахну́ть (paxnútʹ)

  1. inflection of пахну́ти pf (paxnúty):
    1. third-person singular future indicative
    2. alternative infinitive form