уныть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic оуныти (unyti), from Proto-Slavic *nyti (“to yearn”). By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ ныть (nytʹ, “to whimper, to whine, to ache”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈnɨtʲ]

Verb

уны́ть • (unýtʹ) pf (imperfective уныва́ть)

  1. (dated) to lose heart, to be cast down, to be dejected or depressed

Conjugation

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