Czech
Etymology
From oni + -k- + -at. Cognates include Slovak onikať and Slovene onikati. Compare German siezen.
Pronunciation
Verb
onikat impf
- to address somebody by using the third person plural, rather than the second person singular
Usage notes
- This form of addressing people is now archaic in Czech, but it is still used in German (see Sie).
Conjugation
Conjugation of onikat
| infinitive
|
onikat, onikati
|
active adjective
|
onikající
|
| verbal noun
|
onikání
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
onikám |
onikáme |
— |
onikejme
|
| 2nd person
|
onikáš |
onikáte |
onikej |
onikejte
|
| 3rd person
|
oniká |
onikají |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive onikat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
onikal |
onikali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
onikaly |
—
|
| feminine
|
onikala |
—
|
| neuter
|
onikalo |
onikala |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
onikaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
onikajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
onikajíce |
—
|
|
See also
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