стигнути

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• сти̏ћи (alternative infinitive)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stignǫti. Compare ста̀за.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stîɡnuti/
• Hyphenation: сти‧гну‧ти

Verb

сти̏гнути pf (Latin spelling stȉgnuti)

1. (intransitive) to arrive, reach (to a destination or a goal)
2. (transitive) to catch up, overtake (somebody or someone)
3. (intransitive) to have time to finish or do something; to manage to do something (+infinitive)

   Не мислим да ћемо стићи све да обавимо у задатом року. — I don't think we'll manage to complete all the work in the given timelimit.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• сти̏зати impf

Further reading

• “стигнути” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• -сти́гти (-stýhty)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stignǫti. Cognate with Bulgarian сти́гна (stígna), Polish ścignąć, Czech stihnout.

Verb

сти́гнути • (stýhnuty) impf (intransitive)

1. to ripen, to mature

   Synonyms: зрі́ти (zríty), спі́ти (spíty)

2. (figuratively) to come, to approach

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• сте́жка f (stéžka)
• стезя́ f (stezjá)

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *stydnǫti or related to Lithuanian stū́gti (“to harden, to stiffen”). Cognate with Russian сты́нуть (stýnutʹ), Belarusian сты́гнуць (stýhnucʹ), Polish stygnąć.

Verb

сти́гнути • (stýhnuty) impf (intransitive)

1. to cool
2. to freeze solid
3. to harden, to set, to solidify
4. (figuratively) to freeze (become motionless)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• стид m (styd)
• студи́ти impf (studýty)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “стигнути”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “стигнути”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “стигнути”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “стигнути”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)