mrugać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъrgati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmru.ɡat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uɡat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: mru‧gać

Verb

mrugać impf (perfective mrugnąć)

  1. (intransitive) to blink
  2. (intransitive, of light) to twinkle
    • 1904 (first published 1855), Wincenty Pol, “Mohort: rapsod rycerski”, in Józef Sroczyński, editor, Dzieła Poetyckie Wincentego Pola, volume 2, Stanisławów: E. Weidenfeld i Brat, page 326:
      Lampa mrugała przed świętym obrazem
      The lamp twinkled in front of a sacred image.

Conjugation

noun

Further reading

  • mrugać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mrugać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.