стрекотать

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Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, onomatopoeic. Compare Latin strīdeō (to squeak, to crack, to buzz, to whistle), also strīdō (infinitive strīdere), Ancient Greek τρίζω (trízō, to twitter, to squeak, to chirp) (perfect τέτρῑγα (tétrīga)), στρίξ (stríx, (type of night bird)) (gen. sg. στρίγος (strígos)).

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Verb

стрекота́ть (strekotátʹimpf

  1. to chirr (of insects)
  2. to rattle, to chatter (of machine guns, etc.)

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