primknúť
Slovak
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /primknuːc/, [ˈprimknuːc]
- Rhymes: -imknuːc
- Hyphenation: prim‧knúť
Verb
primknúť pf (imperfective primkýnať)
- (transitive) to shut, to lock (to close a door, gate, or eyes briefly or partially)
- (transitive) to press to, to put to, to move closer (to bring an object into contact with something else or move it slightly closer)
- Synonyms: pritisnúť, pritlačiť, priložiť, prisunúť
- Lakte primkol pevne k bokom. ― He pressed his elbows firmly to his sides.
- (reflexive with sa) to cling to, to snuggle up to, to press oneself against (to move physically close to a person for comfort or affection)
- Synonyms: pritisnúť, privinúť, pritúliť
- Hanička sa s dôverou primkne k otcovi. ― Hanička trustfully snuggles up to her father.
- (reflexive with sa, figurative) to attach oneself to, to bond with (to become deeply devoted or loyal to a group, idea, or place)
- Synonyms: pripútať, priľnúť, prilipnúť
- Celým srdcom sa primkol k ľudu a k rodnej hrude. ― He bonded with the people and his native soil with all his heart.
Conjugation
Conjugation of primknúť (perfective; class IV, pattern chudnúť)
| infinitive | primknúť | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| past | masculine | primkol som | primkol si | primkol | primkli sme | primkli ste | primkli |
| feminine | primkla som | primkla si | primkla | ||||
| neuter | primklo som | primklo si | primklo | ||||
| past perfect | masculine | bol som primkol | bol si primkol | bol primkol | boli sme primkli | boli ste primkli | boli primkli |
| feminine | bola som primkla | bola si primkla | bola primkla | ||||
| neuter | bolo som primklo | bolo si primklo | bolo primklo | ||||
| future | primknem | primkneš | primkne | primkneme | primknete | primknú | |
| conditional | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | masculine | primkol by som | primkol by si | primkol by | primkli by sme | primkli by ste | primkli by |
| feminine | primkla by som | primkla by si | primkla by | ||||
| neuter | primklo by som | primklo by si | primklo by | ||||
| past | masculine | bol by som primkol | bol by si primkol | bol by primkol | boli by sme primkli | boli by ste primkli | boli by primkli |
| feminine | bola by som primkla | bola by si primkla | bola by primkla | ||||
| neuter | bolo by som primklo | bolo by si primklo | bolo by primklo | ||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | — | primkni | — | primknime | primknite | — | |
| non-finite forms | participles | transgressive | verbal noun | ||||
| present active | past active | passive | l-participle | ||||
| — | primknuvší | primknutý | primkol, primkla, primklo, primkli | primknúc | primknutie | ||
Conjugation of primknúť sa (perfective; class IV, pattern chudnúť)
| infinitive | primknúť sa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| past | masculine | primkol som sa | primkol si sa | primkol sa | primkli sme sa | primkli ste sa | primkli sa |
| feminine | primkla som sa | primkla si sa | primkla sa | ||||
| neuter | primklo som sa | primklo si sa | primklo sa | ||||
| past perfect | masculine | bol som sa primkol | bol si sa primkol | bol sa primkol | boli sme sa primkli | boli ste sa primkli | boli sa primkli |
| feminine | bola som sa primkla | bola si sa primkla | bola sa primkla | ||||
| neuter | bolo som sa primklo | bolo si sa primklo | bolo sa primklo | ||||
| future | primknem sa | primkneš sa | primkne sa | primkneme sa | primknete sa | primknú sa | |
| conditional | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | masculine | primkol by som sa | primkol by si sa | primkol by sa | primkli by sme sa | primkli by ste sa | primkli by sa |
| feminine | primkla by som sa | primkla by si sa | primkla by sa | ||||
| neuter | primklo by som sa | primklo by si sa | primklo by sa | ||||
| past | masculine | bol by som sa primkol | bol by si sa primkol | bol by sa primkol | boli by sme sa primkli | boli by ste sa primkli | boli by sa primkli |
| feminine | bola by som sa primkla | bola by si sa primkla | bola by sa primkla | ||||
| neuter | bolo by som sa primklo | bolo by si sa primklo | bolo by sa primklo | ||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | — | primkni sa | — | primknime sa | primknite sa | — | |
| non-finite forms | participles | transgressive | verbal noun | ||||
| present active | past active | passive | l-participle | ||||
| — | primknuvší sa | — | primkol, primkla, primklo, primkli | primknúc sa | primknutie sa | ||
Further reading
- “primknúť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026