ахнуть

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from а́хать (áxatʹ) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ) or ах (ax) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ); since the 18th century. Compare Polish achnąć.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaxnʊtʲ]
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Verb

а́хнуть • (áxnutʹ) pf (imperfective а́хать)

  1. to exclaim, to gasp, to sigh
    он так и а́хнул ― on tak i áxnul ― he simply opened his mouth
    а́хнуть от удивле́ния ― áxnutʹ ot udivlénija ― gasp with surprise
    он и а́хнуть не успе́л ― on i áxnutʹ ne uspél ― ≈ before he knew where he was; before he could say knife

Conjugation
Conjugation of а́хнуть (class 3a perfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive а́хнуть
áxnutʹ
participles present tense past tense
active —а́хнувший
áxnuvšij
passive —а́хнутый
áxnutyj
adverbial —а́хнув
áxnuv,
а́хнувши
áxnuvši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) —а́хну
áxnu
2nd singular (ты) —а́хнешь
áxnešʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) —а́хнет
áxnet
1st plural (мы) —а́хнем
áxnem
2nd plural (вы) —а́хнете
áxnete
3rd plural (они́) —а́хнут
áxnut
imperative singular plural
а́хни
áxni		а́хните
áxnite
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) а́хнул
áxnul		а́хнули
áxnuli
feminine (я/ты/она́) а́хнула
áxnula
neuter (оно́) а́хнуло
áxnulo

Derived terms
  • а́хнуть не успе́л (áxnutʹ ne uspél)
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