Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščipati. First attested in the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
štípat impf (perfective štípnout)
- (transitive) to splinter (material)
- to pinch (squeeze somebody's skin to make it hurt)
- to bite (insect)
- to smart (eyes)
Conjugation
Conjugation of štípat
| infinitive
|
štípat, štípati
|
active adjective
|
štípající
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
štípám |
štípáme |
— |
štípejme
|
| 2nd person
|
štípáš |
štípáte |
štípej |
štípejte
|
| 3rd person
|
štípá |
štípají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive štípat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
štípal |
štípali |
štípán |
štípáni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
štípaly |
štípány
|
| feminine
|
štípala |
štípána
|
| neuter
|
štípalo |
štípala |
štípáno |
štípána
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
štípaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
štípajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
štípajíce |
—
|
|
References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “štípat”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 704
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