mrknout

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrknǫti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmr̩knou̯t]
• Rhymes: -r̩knou̯t
• Hyphenation: mrk‧nout

Verb

mrknout pf (imperfective mrkat)

1. to blink (to close and reopen both eyes quickly)
2. (informal) to have a look

   Synonym: podívat

Conjugation

Conjugation of mrknout

infinitive mrknout, mrknouti active adjective mrknuvší verbal noun — passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person mrknu mrkneme — mrkněme 2nd person mrkneš mrknete mrkni mrkněte 3rd person mrkne mrknou — — The verb mrknout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate mrkl, mrknul mrkli, mrknuli — — masculine inanimate mrkly, mrknuly — feminine mrkla, mrknula — neuter mrklo, mrknulo mrkla, mrknula — — transgressives present past masculine singular — mrknuv feminine + neuter singular — mrknuvši plural — mrknuvše

Derived terms

• mrknutí

Further reading

• “mrknouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “mrknouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “mrknout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025