šumovat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech šumovati, from Middle High German schaumen, schoum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃumovat]

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• Hyphenation: šu‧mo‧vat

Verb

šumovat impf (perfective prošumovat)

1. to snoop, to search

   Synonym: prohledávat

   Nešumuj tam! ― Don't snoop there!

2. to foam

   Synonym: pěnit

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	šumovat, šumovati	Active adjective	šumující
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	šumuji, šumuju (coll.)	šumujeme	—	šumujme
2nd person	šumuješ	šumujete	šumuj	šumujte
3rd person	šumuje	šumují, šumujou (coll.)	—	—

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive šumovat.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	šumoval	šumovali	šumován	šumováni
masculine inanimate		šumovaly		šumovány
feminine	šumovala		šumována
neuter	šumovalo	šumovala	šumováno	šumována

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	šumuje	—
feminine + neuter singular	šumujíc	—
plural	šumujíce	—

Derived terms

• prošumovat
• vyšumovat

 

Further reading

• “šumovati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “šumovati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989