nechť

See also: necht and Necht

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech nechť. By surface analysis, nech (leave, let) +‎ . Compare Polish niech, Serbo-Croatian neka, and Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛxc]

Particle

nechť

  1. let (used to introduce a third person imperative verb construction)
    Synonym:
    Nechť tě provází Síla.May the Force be with you.

See also

Further reading

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • nechajť, nechajž, nechajžť, nechať, nechažť, nechžť, nech

Etymology

From nech (leave, let) +‎ . Compare Old Polish niech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈnɛxc/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈnɛxc/

Particle

nechť

  1. (hortative) Forms third person imperative; let

Conjunction

nechť

  1. Forms a conditional; let; even though
  2. Sets a goal; let

Descendants

  • Czech: nechť

References