стрекотать

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, onomatopoeic. Compare Latin strīdeō (to squeak, to crack, to buzz, to whistle), also strīdō (infinitive strīdere), Ancient Greek τρίζω (trízō, to twitter, to squeak, to chirp) (perfect τέτρῑγα (tétrīga)), στρίξ (stríx, (type of night bird)) (gen. sg. στρίγος (strígos)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [strʲɪkɐˈtatʲ]

Verb

стрекота́ть • (strekotátʹimpf

  1. to chirr (of insects)
  2. to rattle, to chatter (of machine guns, etc.)

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References

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