тухнуть

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tuxnǫti. Related to туши́ть (tušítʹ).

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ту́хнуть (túxnutʹimpf (perfective поту́хнуть or зату́хнуть or сту́хнуть)

  1. to go out, to die out, to wink out (of light, fire)
  2. (figurative) to grow empty, to grow lifeless (of look, eyes)
  3. (figurative) to die down, to grow weak, to diminish
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tǫxnǫti or *tuxnǫti, related to ту́хлый (túxlyj). Possibly related to Etymology 1.[1]

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ту́хнуть (túxnutʹimpf (perfective проту́хнуть or зату́хнуть)

  1. to go bad, to spoil (of food)
  2. (figurative) to stagnate
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References

  1. ^ Preobrazhensky, A. G. (1949) “тухнуть”, in Obnorsky, S. P., editor, Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Т – Я), Moscow, Leningrad: Academy of Sciences of the USSR, page 23
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тухнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress