тухнуть

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tuxnǫti. Related to туши́ть (tušítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtuxnʊtʲ]

Verb

ту́хнуть • (túxnutʹ) impf (perfective поту́хнуть or зату́хнуть or сту́хнуть)

  1. to go out, to die out, to wink out (of light, fire)
  2. (figurative) to grow empty, to grow lifeless (of look, eyes)
  3. (figurative) to die down, to grow weak, to diminish
Conjugation
Derived terms
verbs
  • зату́хнуть pf (zatúxnutʹ), затуха́ть impf (zatuxátʹ)
  • поту́хнуть pf (potúxnutʹ), потуха́ть impf (potuxátʹ)
  • сту́хнуть pf (stúxnutʹ), стуха́ть impf (stuxátʹ)
  • уту́хнуть pf (utúxnutʹ), утуха́ть impf (utuxátʹ)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tǫxnǫti or *tuxnǫti, related to ту́хлый (túxlyj). Possibly related to Etymology 1.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtuxnʊtʲ]

Verb

ту́хнуть • (túxnutʹ) impf (perfective проту́хнуть or зату́хнуть)

  1. to go bad, to spoil (of food)
  2. (figurative) to stagnate
Conjugation
Derived terms
verbs
  • зату́хнуть pf (zatúxnutʹ), затуха́ть impf (zatuxátʹ)
  • проту́хнуть pf (protúxnutʹ), протуха́ть impf (protuxátʹ)
  • сту́хнуть pf (stúxnutʹ), стуха́ть impf (stuxátʹ)

References

  1. Preobrazhensky, A. G. (1949) “тухнуть”, in Obnorsky, S. P., editor, Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Т – Я), Moscow, Leningrad: Academy of Sciences of the USSR, page 23
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тухнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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