Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gnětiti.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɲi̯ɛːcici/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɲiːcici/
Verb
nietiti impf
- to ignite
14th century, Závišova píseň[1]:Jakož fénix oheň nietí,
tu kdež chce svú mladost vzieti,
v ohniť vzhoří v silné moci:
taktéž muoj kvietek žádúcí
túžebný plamen horúcí
v srdci nietí ve dne v noci.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of nietiti (class IV)
| infinitive
|
supine
|
verbal noun
|
| nietiti
|
nietit
|
niecenie
|
|
|
Present
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Imperative
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| Singular
|
Dual
|
Plural
|
Singular
|
Dual
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niecu |
nietívě (-va) |
nietím (-me/-my)
|
— |
něťvě, nietivě (-va) |
něťme, nietim (-me/-my)
|
| 2nd person
|
nietíš |
nietíta |
nietíte
|
něť, nieti |
něťta, nietita |
něťte, nietite
|
| 3rd person
|
nietí |
nietíta |
nietie
|
něť, nieti |
něťta, nietita |
něťte, nietite
|
|
|
Sigmatic aorist
|
Imperfect
|
| Singular
|
Dual
|
Plural
|
Singular
|
Dual
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nietich |
nietichově (-va) |
nietichom (-me/-my)
|
nietiech |
nietiechově (-va) |
nietiechom (-me/-my)
|
| 2nd person
|
nieti |
nietista (-šta) |
nietiste (-šte)
|
nietieše |
nietiešta (-sta) |
nietiešte (-ste)
|
| 3rd person
|
nieti |
nietista (-šta) |
nietichu
|
nietieše |
nietiešta (-sta) |
nietiechu
|
|
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L-participle
|
Passive participle
|
| Singular
|
Dual
|
Plural
|
Singular
|
Dual
|
Plural
|
| Masculine
|
nietil
|
nietila
|
nietili
|
niecen
|
niecena
|
nieceni
|
| Feminine
|
nietila
|
nietile
|
nietily
|
niecena
|
nieceně
|
nieceny
|
| Neuter
|
nietilo
|
nietile
|
nietila
|
nieceno
|
nieceně
|
niecena
|
|
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Nt-participle
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S-participle
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| Singular
|
Dual
|
Plural
|
Singular
|
Dual
|
Plural
|
| Masculine
|
nietě
|
nietiece
|
nietiv
|
nietivše
|
| Feminine
|
nietieci
|
nietivši
|
| Neuter
|
nietě, nietieci
|
nietiv, nietivši
|
Note: This table shows the most common forms of nietiti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms
- podnietiti
- roznietiti
- vznietiti
- zanietiti
Descendants
References
- ^ Václav Machek (1968) “nítiti”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 400
Further reading