louskat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech lúskati, luskati. Related to luštit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlou̯skat]

Verb

louskat pf (imperfective lousknout or rozlousknout)

1. to crack, to shell

   Louskal ořechy svými zuby.

   He was cracking nuts with his teeth.

2. to snap [fingers]

   Synonym: luskat

   Louskal svými prsty.

   He was snapping his fingers.

3. to try to plough through

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	louskat, louskati	Active adjective	louskající
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	louskám	louskáme	—	louskejme
2nd person	louskáš	louskáte	louskej	louskejte
3rd person	louská	louskají	—	—

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

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	louskal	louskali	louskán	louskáni
masculine inanimate		louskaly		louskány
feminine	louskala		louskána
neuter	louskalo	louskala	louskáno	louskána

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	louskaje	—
feminine + neuter singular	louskajíc	—
plural	louskajíce	—

Related terms

• dolouskat
• nalouskat
• prolouskat
• přelouskat
• rozlouskat
• vylouskat

 

Further reading

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