льнуть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnǫti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲnutʲ]
  • Rhymes: -utʲ

Verb

льнуть • (lʹnutʹimpf (perfective прильну́ть)

  1. to cling (to), to stick (to)
  2. (imperfective only, figurative) to cultivate (someone), to fawn on
  3. (imperfective only, figurative) to feel drawn towards

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “льнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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