Czech
Etymology
First attested in the Dvůr Králové manuscript, so apparently Václav Hanka's neologism. Possibly from Russian голытьба (golytʹba) or from holý + dbát.
Pronunciation
Verb
holedbat impf
- (reflexive with se) to boast, to brag
Conjugation
Conjugation of holedbat
| infinitive
|
holedbat, holedbati
|
active adjective
|
holetbající
|
| verbal noun
|
holetbání
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
holetbám |
holetbáme |
— |
holetbejme
|
| 2nd person
|
holetbáš |
holetbáte |
holetbej |
holetbejte
|
| 3rd person
|
holetbá |
holetbají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive holedbat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
holetbal |
holetbali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
holetbaly |
—
|
| feminine
|
holetbala |
—
|
| neuter
|
holetbalo |
holetbala |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
holetbaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
holetbajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
holetbajíce |
—
|
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Further reading