Czech
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) First attested in the 17th century.
Pronunciation
Verb
žvatlat impf (perfective zažvatlat)
- (colloquial) to babble, to prattle
- Dítě začalo žvatlat „mami“. ― The child started babbling "mum".
Conjugation
Conjugation of žvatlat
| infinitive
|
žvatlat, žvatlati
|
active adjective
|
žvatlající
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
žvatlám |
žvatláme |
— |
žvatlejme
|
| 2nd person
|
žvatláš |
žvatláte |
žvatlej |
žvatlejte
|
| 3rd person
|
žvatlá |
žvatlají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive žvatlat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
žvatlal |
žvatlali |
žvatlán |
žvatláni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
žvatlaly |
žvatlány
|
| feminine
|
žvatlala |
žvatlána
|
| neuter
|
žvatlalo |
žvatlala |
žvatláno |
žvatlána
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
žvatlaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
žvatlajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
žvatlajíce |
—
|
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Further reading
- “žvatlati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “žvatlati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “žvatlat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
- Václav Machek (1968) “žvatlati”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 732