Etymology
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Inherited from Old Czech jieti, from Proto-Slavic *ęti.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): [ˈjmou̯t]
- Hyphenation: jmout
- Rhymes: -out
jmout pf (imperfective jímat)
- (dated) to grasp
- Synonyms: uchopit, vzít
- (dated) to capture
- Synonyms: chytit, zajmout
- (dated) to overwhelm
- Synonyms: uchvátit, zachvátit, zmocnit se, dojmout
Jalo ji neblahé tušení.- She was overwhelmed by a bad feeling.
- (dated, reflexive with se, with following infinitive) to start, to set about
- Synonym: začít
Jala se plakat a naříkat.- She started crying and moaning.
Conjugation
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Conjugation
The verb jmout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
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Derived terms
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Further reading
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- jmouti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- jmouti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- jmout in Internetová jazyková příručka