промокнути

From про- (pro-) +‎ мо́кнути (móknuty). Compare Russian промо́кнуть (promóknutʹ).

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промо́кнути • (promóknuty) pf (imperfective промока́ти)

1. (intransitive) to get soaked, to get drenched, to get sopping wet, to get soaking wet

   промо́кнути до кісто́к ― promóknuty do kistók ― to get soaked to the bone (literally, “to get soaked to the bones”)

   промо́кнути до ни́тки ― promóknuty do nýtky ― to get soaked to the skin (literally, “to get soaked to the thread”)

2. (intransitive) to let water in/through, to not be waterproof

Cognate with Russian промокну́ть (promoknútʹ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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промокну́ти • (promoknúty) pf (imperfective промока́ти)

1. (transitive) to dab dry, to blot (deprive of moisture by means of contact with absorbent material)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “промокнути”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “промокнути”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “промокнути”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “промокнути”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)