темніти

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьmьněti. By surface analysis, те́мний (témnyj, dark) + -іти (-ity). Compare Russian темне́ть (temnétʹ), Belarusian цямне́ць (cjamnjécʹ), Polish ciemnieć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [temˈnʲite]
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Verb

темні́ти • (temníty) impf (perfective потемні́ти or стемні́ти) (intransitive)

  1. to darken, to become dark, to grow dark, to turn dark
  2. (impersonal) to get dark
    Synonyms: вечорі́ти impf (večoríty), смерка́ти impf (smerkáty), сутені́ти impf (suteníty)
  3. (figuratively) to darken (become gloomy, darker in mood)
  4. to appear dark, to stand out as dark

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