липнути

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Ukrainian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьpnǫti, synonym of *lьpěti.[1] Compare Russian ли́пнуть (lípnutʹ), Belarusian лі́пнуць (lípnucʹ).

Verb[edit]

ли́пнути (lýpnutyimpf (intransitive) [+ до (genitive) = to]

  1. to stick, to adhere
    Synonym: прикле́юватися impf (prykléjuvatysja)
  2. (figuratively) to feel drawn (towards)
  3. (figuratively) to cling
    Synonym: чіпля́тися impf (čipljátysja)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Possibly from ли́пати (lýpaty) +‎ -нути (-nuty). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb[edit]

ли́пнути (lýpnutypf (imperfective ли́пати)

  1. (dialectal, intransitive) to blink
    Synonyms: клі́пнути pf (klípnuty), лу́пнути pf (lúpnuty), моргну́ти pf (morhnúty)
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “липнути”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 238

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