Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech nositi, from Proto-Slavic *nositi.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈnosɪt]
  • (file)

Verb edit

nosit impf

  1. iterative of nést
  2. to wear
    Nosí hezké šaty.(He/she/it) wears nice clothes.
  3. to hold
  4. to bring, carry
    Každý den nám listonoš nosí noviny.Every day, the postman brings us the newspaper.

Usage notes edit

Nosit is in the class of Czech abstract verbs. Its counterpart, nést, is a concrete verb.

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • nositi in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • nositi in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • nosit in Internetová jazyková příručka