Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech nietiti, from Proto-Slavic *gnětiti.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
nítit impf
- to ignite
- Synonyms: rozněcovat, zapalovat
- Její oči v něm nítily lásku. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (reflexive with se) to burn
- (reflexive with se) to inflame
Conjugation
Conjugation of nítit
| infinitive
|
nítit, nítiti
|
active adjective
|
nítící
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
nítím |
nítíme |
— |
niťme, něťme
|
| 2nd person
|
nítíš |
nítíte |
niť, něť |
niťte, něťte
|
| 3rd person
|
nítí |
nítí |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive nítit.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
nítil |
nítili |
nícen |
níceni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
nítily |
níceny
|
| feminine
|
nítila |
nícena
|
| neuter
|
nítilo |
nítila |
níceno |
nícena
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
nítě |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
nítíc |
—
|
| plural
|
nítíce |
—
|
|
Derived terms
References
- ^ Václav Machek (1968) “nítiti”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 400
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