меркти

• ме́ркнути (mérknuty)

From earlier ме́ркнути (mérknuty), with the infinitive probably formed by analogy with past tense forms: ме́ркнути → мерк, ме́ркла + -ти (-ty) → ме́ркти.

• IPA^(key):

ме́ркти • (mérkty) impf (intransitive, impersonal)

1. to dim, to fade, to go out
2. (uncommon) to get/grow dark
3. (figuratively) to fade (of eyes, look)
4. (figuratively) to fade, to diminish, to vanish
5. to fade, to lose significance, to pale in comparison with

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “меркти”, 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), “меркти”, 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
• “меркти”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “меркти”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)