никнуть

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Russian

Etymology

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

Verb

ни́кнуть (níknutʹimpf (perfective пони́кнуть or сни́кнуть)

  1. to droop

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

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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