nicto

Meaning

1. (conjugation-1) to blink
2. (conjugation-1) to wink, signal with the eyes
3. (conjugation-1, figuratively) to flash
4. (conjugation-1, figuratively) to strive, make effort

Concepts

blink

wink

😉

Synonyms

conniveo

nictor

palpebrō

Translations

piscar

guiñar

😉

zwinkern

cligner des yeux

😉

ciller

faire un clin d'œil

sbattere le ciglia

تروکاندن

knipogen

😉

knipperen

parpadear

göz kırpmak

fer l'ullet

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈnɪk.toː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kniktos + -ō. The term *kniktos was, according to De Vaan, the perfect passive participle to Proto-Italic *kneiɣʷēō, itself from the Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ- (“to bend, to droop”). Cognate with connīveō, nītor (“to bear or rest upon something”), Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną.