-мыкать

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Russian

Etymology

From imperfective lengthening of the Proto-Slavic perfective infinitive stem *-mъk- (from the infinitive *mъknǫti) + -а́ть (-átʹ). Similar lengthening accounts for the change -о--а- in imperfective derivations in -ывать (-yvatʹ) and -ивать (-ivatʹ), e.g.

Pronunciation

Combining form

-мыка́ть (-mykátʹimpf (perfective -мкну́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of -мкнуть (-mknutʹ, to close, to lock).
    примкну́ть pf (primknútʹ, lock, close, become withdrawn)примыка́ть impf (primykátʹ)| (with same meanings)
    сомкну́ть pf (somknútʹ, link, close in, close)смыка́ть impf (smykátʹ) (with same meanings)
    замкну́ться pf (zamknútʹsja, affix, join ranks, include)замыка́ться impf (zamykátʹsja, affix, adjoin (region, grammar))

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