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 of scvrknout

infinitive scvrknout, scvrknouti active adjective scvrknuvší verbal noun scvrknutí passive adjective scvrknutý 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), 2008–2025