scvrknout

Czech

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from svraskat, from vráska, or influenced by cvrček.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈst͡svr̩knou̯t]
• Rhymes: -r̩knou̯t
• Hyphenation: scvrk‧nout

Verb

scvrknout pf (imperfective scvrkávat)

1. (reflexive with se) to shrink

   Synonym: svraštit

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	scvrknout, scvrknouti	Active adjective	scvrknuvší
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	scvrknu	scvrkneme	—	scvrkněme
2nd person	scvrkneš	scvrknete	scvrkni	scvrkněte
3rd person	scvrkne	scvrknou	—	—

The verb scvrknout 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	scvrkl, scvrknul	scvrkli, scvrknuli	scvrknut	scvrknuti
masculine inanimate		scvrkly, scvrknuly		scvrknuty
feminine	scvrkla, scvrknula		scvrknuta
neuter	scvrklo, scvrknulo	scvrkla, scvrknula	scvrknuto	scvrknuta

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	scvrknuv
feminine + neuter singular	—	scvrknuvši
plural	—	scvrknuvše

Further reading

• “scvrknouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “scvrknouti se”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “scvrknout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)