поперхнуться

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Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from по- (po-) +‎ перха́ть (perxátʹ) +‎ -ну́ть (-nútʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation

Verb

поперхну́ться (poperxnútʹsjapf

  1. to choke (over)
    Synonym: подави́ться (podavítʹsja)
    • 1905, Александр Куприн [Aleksandr I. Kuprin], chapter IV, in Поединок; English translation from Josh Billings, transl., The Duel, New York: Melville House Publishing, 2011:
      Ромашо́в винова́то улыбну́лся и от замеша́тельства поперхну́лся во́дкой и зака́шлялся.
      Romašóv vinováto ulybnúlsja i ot zamešátelʹstva poperxnúlsja vódkoj i zakášljalsja.
      Romashov smiled guiltily and choked on the vodka from embarrassment. He coughed.

Conjugation