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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal noun from гнести́ (gnestí).
Noun
гнёт • (gnjot) m inan (genitive гнёта, nominative plural гнёты, genitive plural гнётов)
- press, weight
- oppression, yoke
- weight (of), being oppressed (with / by)
- лежа́ть на се́рдце/душе гнётом ― ležátʹ na sérdce/duše gnjótom ― to be a weight on one's mind
Declension
Etymology 2
Verb
гнёт • (gnjot)
- third-person singular present indicative imperfective of гнуть (gnutʹ)