сохнути

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic съхнути (sŭxnuti), from Proto-Slavic *sъxnǫti (to dry, wither).

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со́хнути (sóxnutyimpf (intransitive)

  1. to dry (to lose moisture)
    Perfective: посо́хнути (posóxnuty)
  2. to dry up, to become parched, to wither
    Perfective: посо́хнути (posóxnuty)
  3. (figuratively) to waste away, to wither away
    Synonym: марні́ти impf (marníty)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to pine (to long or yearn for a loved one so much that it causes suffering)
  5. (figuratively, of body parts) to seize up

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