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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ме́ркнути (mérknuti), from Old East Slavic мьркнꙋти (mĭrknuti), from Proto-Slavic *mьrknǫti.
Pronunciation
Verb
ме́ркнути • (mérknuty) impf (intransitive)
- to dim, to fade, to go out
- (impersonal, uncommon) to get/grow dark
- (figuratively) to fade (of eyes, look)
- (figuratively) to fade, to diminish, to vanish
- to fade, to lose significance, to pale in comparison with
Conjugation
Conjugation of ме́ркнути, ме́ркнуть (class 3(°)a, imperfective, intransitive)
For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
| imperfective aspect
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| infinitive
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ме́ркнути, ме́ркнуть
mérknuty, mérknutʹ
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| participles
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present tense
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past tense
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| active
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—
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—
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| passive
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—
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—
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| adverbial
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ме́ркнучи
mérknučy
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ме́ркнувши, ме́ркши
mérknuvšy, mérkšy
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present tense
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future tense
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1st singular
я
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—
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—
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2nd singular
ти
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—
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—
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3rd singular
він / вона / воно
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ме́ркне
mérkne
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бу́де ме́ркнути, бу́де ме́ркнуть, ме́ркнутиме
búde mérknuty, búde mérknutʹ, mérknutyme
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1st plural
ми
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—
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—
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2nd plural
ви
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—
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—
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3rd plural
вони
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ме́ркнуть
mérknutʹ
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бу́дуть ме́ркнути, бу́дуть ме́ркнуть, ме́ркнутимуть
búdutʹ mérknuty, búdutʹ mérknutʹ, mérknutymutʹ
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| imperative
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singular
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plural
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| first-person
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—
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—
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| second-person
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—
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—
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| past tense
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singular
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plural
ми / ви / вони
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masculine
я / ти / він
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ме́ркнув, мерк
mérknuv, merk
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ме́ркли, ме́ркнули
mérkly, mérknuly
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feminine
я / ти / вона
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ме́ркла, ме́ркнула
mérkla, mérknula
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neuter
воно
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ме́ркло, ме́ркнуло
mérklo, mérknulo
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Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “меркнути”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “меркнути”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “меркнути”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “меркнути”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “меркнути”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)