меркти
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- ме́ркнути (mérknuty)
Etymology
From earlier ме́ркнути (mérknuty), with the infinitive probably formed by analogy with past tense forms: ме́ркнути → мерк, ме́ркла + -ти (-ty) → ме́ркти.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛrkte]
Verb
ме́ркти • (mérkty) impf (intransitive, impersonal)
- to dim, to fade, to go out
- (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 ме́ркти (class 3°a, imperfective, intransitive)
| imperfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ме́ркти mérkty | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | ме́ркнучи mérknučy |
ме́ркши mérkšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
— | — |
| 2nd singular ти |
— | — |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
ме́ркне mérkne |
бу́де ме́ркти, ме́рктиме búde mérkty, mérktyme |
| 1st plural ми |
— | — |
| 2nd plural ви |
— | — |
| 3rd plural вони |
ме́ркнуть mérknutʹ |
бу́дуть ме́ркти, ме́рктимуть búdutʹ mérkty, mérktymutʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | — |
| second-person | — | — |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
мерк merk |
ме́ркли mérkly |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
ме́ркла mérkla | |
| neuter воно |
ме́ркло mérklo | |
Derived terms
Prefixed verbs
- зме́ркти pf (zmérkty)
- поме́ркти pf (pomérkty)
- приме́ркти pf (prymérkty), примерка́ти impf (prymerkáty)
Related terms
Further reading
- 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 (2010–2025), “меркти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “меркти”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “меркти”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)