мелькнуть

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic , from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (to shimmer, glisten). Cognates include Lithuanian mérkti (to blink, twinkle), Ancient Greek μέρα (méra, morning), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 (maurgins, morning), English morrow.

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Verb

мелькну́ть (melʹknútʹpf (imperfective мелька́ть)

  1. to flash, to gleam
  2. to flit, to fly (past)
  3. to loom, to turn up
  4. to appear for a moment, to be glimpsed fleetingly

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