хлебнуть

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from хлеба́ть (xlebátʹ) +‎ -ну́ть (-nútʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xlʲɪbˈnutʲ]

Verb

хлебну́ть • (xlebnútʹ) pf (imperfective хлеба́ть)

1. (colloquial) to take/swallow a mouthful (of)

   хлебну́ть ли́шнего ― xlebnútʹ líšnevo ― to have a drop too much

   хлебну́ть го́ря ― xlebnútʹ górja ― to have seen/known much sorrow; have had one's share of trouble/grief

   • 1904, Леонид Андреев, “Отрывок пятый”, in Красный смех; English translation from Alexandra Linden, transl., The Red Laugh, London: T. Fisher, 1905:

     — Хорошо бы сейчас водки хлебнуть, — сказал студент.
     Мы хлебнули по глотку коньяку, и сон прошел совсем.

     — Xorošo by sejčas vodki xlebnutʹ, — skazal student.
     My xlebnuli po glotku konʹjaku, i son prošel sovsem.

     "It would be good to have a drop of vodka now," said the student.
     We drank a mouthful of brandy, and all sleepiness disappeared entirely.

Usage notes

A rare and awkward past passive participle хлёбнутый (xljóbnutyj) is sometimes found.

Conjugation

Conjugation of хлебну́ть (class 3b perfective transitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

perfective aspect
infinitive	хлебну́ть xlebnútʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	хлебну́вший xlebnúvšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	—	хлебну́в xlebnúv, хлебну́вши xlebnúvši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	хлебну́ xlebnú
2nd singular (ты)	—	хлебнёшь xlebnjóšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	хлебнёт xlebnjót
1st plural (мы)	—	хлебнём xlebnjóm
2nd plural (вы)	—	хлебнёте xlebnjóte
3rd plural (они́)	—	хлебну́т xlebnút
imperative	singular	plural
	хлебни́ xlební	хлебни́те xlebníte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	хлебну́л xlebnúl	хлебну́ли xlebnúli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	хлебну́ла xlebnúla
neuter (оно́)	хлебну́ло xlebnúlo

Derived terms

• See хлеба́ть (xlebátʹ) for derived verbs.