úfati

See also: ufati

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *upъvati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈuːfaci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈau̯faci/

Verb

úfati impf (+ dative or v + accusative or do + genitive)

  1. to trust, to rely on
    On sobě dobřě ufáše.He trusted himself.
    • 14th century, Žaltář wittenberský[1]:
      I pomóž jim hospodin i zprostí jě i zprostí jě ot hřiechóv i spase jě, nebo jsú úfali veň.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to hope

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • doufati
  • zúfati

Further reading