мелькнуть
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to shimmer, glisten”). Cognates include Lithuanian mérkti (“to blink, twinkle”), Ancient Greek μέρα (méra, “morning”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 (maurgins, “morning”), English morrow.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
мелькну́ть • (melʹknútʹ) pf (imperfective мелька́ть)
- to flash, to gleam
- to flit, to fly (past)
- to loom, to turn up
- to appear for a moment, to be glimpsed fleetingly
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of мелькну́ть (class 3b perfective intransitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | мелькну́ть melʹknútʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | мелькну́вший melʹknúvšij |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | — | мелькну́в melʹknúv, мелькну́вши melʹknúvši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | мелькну́ melʹknú |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | мелькнёшь melʹknjóšʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | мелькнёт melʹknjót |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | мелькнём melʹknjóm |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | мелькнёте melʹknjóte |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | мелькну́т melʹknút |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| мелькни́ melʹkní |
мелькни́те melʹkníte | |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | мелькну́л melʹknúl |
мелькну́ли melʹknúli |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | мелькну́ла melʹknúla | |
| neuter (оно́) | мелькну́ло melʹknúlo | |
Related terms edit
- ме́льком (mélʹkom)
- промелькну́ть (promelʹknútʹ)