гнести

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gnesti, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (“to press together”), from *gen- (“to compress”).

Verb

гнести • (gnesti) impf

  1. to squeeze
  2. to press
  3. to constrict

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • погнести (pognesti)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gnestì, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (“to press together”), from *gen- (“to compress”). Cognate to English knead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡnʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
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Verb

гнести́ • (gnestí) impf

  1. to oppress, to weigh down, to press
    Его́ гнетёт тоска́. ― Jevó gnetjót toská. ― He is sick at heart. / He feels depressed. / He is heavy-hearted.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • взгнести́ pf (vzgnestí), взгнета́ть impf (vzgnetátʹ)
  • нагнести́ pf (nagnestí), нагнета́ть impf (nagnetátʹ)
  • пригнести́ pf (prignestí), пригнета́ть impf (prignetátʹ)
  • сгнести́ pf (sgnestí), сгнета́ть impf (sgnetátʹ)
  • угнести́ pf (ugnestí), угнета́ть impf (ugnetátʹ)
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