umilknąć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish umilknąć, from Proto-Slavic *umьlknǫti. By surface analysis, u- + milknąć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈmilk.nɔɲt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ilknɔɲt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: u‧milk‧nąć

Verb

umilknąć pf (imperfective milknąć)

  1. (intransitive) to fall silent (stop talking or emitting noise)
    Synonyms: zamilknąć, ucichnąć, ścichnąć
  2. (intransitive) to cease public activities, to go to ground

Conjugation

Further reading

  • umilknąć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • umilknąć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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