balamutit

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *balamǫtiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalamucɪt]
• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧mu‧tit

Verb

balamutit impf (perfective obalamutit)

1. to fool, to bamboozle

   Synonyms: obelhávat, klamat

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	balamutit, balamutiti	Active adjective	balamutící
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	balamutím	balamutíme	—	balamuťme
2nd person	balamutíš	balamutíte	balamuť	balamuťte
3rd person	balamutí	balamutí	—	—

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

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	balamutil	balamutili	balamucen	balamuceni
masculine inanimate		balamutily		balamuceny
feminine	balamutila		balamucena
neuter	balamutilo	balamutila	balamuceno	balamucena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	balamutě	—
feminine + neuter singular	balamutíc	—
plural	balamutíce	—

Further reading

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