никнуть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *niknǫti. Slavic cognates include Czech vzniknout (“to arise, originate”) and Serbo-Croatian niknuti (“to sprout, spring”). Further cognates include Ancient Greek νεῖκος (neîkos, “quarrel, strife”) and Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲiknʊtʲ]

Verb

ни́кнуть • (níknutʹ) impf (perfective пони́кнуть or сни́кнуть)

  1. to droop

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “никнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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