štěbetat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščьbьtati.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃcɛbɛtat]

Verb

štěbetat impf

  1. (expressive) to chatter mindlessly
    Synonym: žvatlat
  2. to chirp (excl. to birds)

Conjugation

Conjugation of štěbetat
infinitive štěbetat, štěbetati active adjective štěbetavší


verbal noun štěbetání passive adjective štěbetaný
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person štěbetám štěbetáme — štěbetejme
2nd person štěbetáš štěbetáte štěbetej štěbetejte
3rd person štěbetá štěbetají — —

The verb štěbetat does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate štěbetal štěbetali štěbetán štěbetáni
masculine inanimate štěbetaly štěbetány
feminine štěbetala štěbetána
neuter štěbetalo štěbetala štěbetáno štěbetána
transgressives present past
masculine singular — štěbetav
feminine + neuter singular — štěbetavši
plural — štěbetavše

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “štěbetati”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 623

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