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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