čvachtat

Czech

Etymology

Sound-symbolic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃvaxtat]

Verb

čvachtat impf

  1. to squelch
    Synonym: pleskat
    Voda mu čvachtá v botách.
    Water squelches in his shoes.
  2. (reflexive with se) to plash, to splash, to paddle
    Synonyms: cachtat se, brouzdat se, šplouchat se
    Káčátka se čvachtala ve vodě.
    The ducklings were splashing in the water.

Conjugation

Conjugation of čvachtat
infinitive čvachtat, čvachtati active adjective čvachtající


verbal noun čvachtání passive adjective čvachtaný
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person čvachtám čvachtáme — čvachtejme
2nd person čvachtáš čvachtáte čvachtej čvachtejte
3rd person čvachtá čvachtají — —

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive čvachtat.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate čvachtal čvachtali čvachtán čvachtáni
masculine inanimate čvachtaly čvachtány
feminine čvachtala čvachtána
neuter čvachtalo čvachtala čvachtáno čvachtána
transgressives present past
masculine singular čvachtaje —
feminine + neuter singular čvachtajíc —
plural čvachtajíce —

Derived terms

  • čvachtání
  • začvachtat

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “čvachtat”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 120

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