прыснуть

Russian

Alternative forms

  • пры́скнуть (prýsknutʹ)nonstandard
  • прыскану́ть (pryskanútʹ)colloquial semelfactive

Etymology

From пры́с(кать) (prýs(katʹ)) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprɨsnʊtʲ]

Verb

пры́снуть • (prýsnutʹpf (imperfective пры́скать)

  1. to burst into laughter
  2. to dart, to dash
  3. to spray to sprinkle [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and instrumental ‘with something’]
  4. (perfective only) to gush, to spurt

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