пускать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic пускати (puskati), back-formation from Proto-Slavic *puščati.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʊˈskatʲ]
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Verb

пуска́ть • (puskátʹimpf (perfective пусти́ть)

  1. to let go, to relinquish
  2. to set going, to set in motion, to set in operation, to start, to set working
  3. to let in
  4. to launch, to throw
  5. to sprout, to put out, to put forth

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References

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

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