See also: necht and Necht

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech nechť. By surface analysis, nech (leave, let) +‎ . Compare Polish niech, Serbo-Croatian neka, and Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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nechť

  1. let (used to introduce a third person imperative verb construction)
    Synonym:
    Nechť tě provází Síla.May the Force be with you.

See also

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Further reading

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  • nechť”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • nechť”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • nechť”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From nech (leave, let) +‎ . Compare Old Polish niech.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈnɛxc/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈnɛxc/

Particle

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nechť

  1. (hortative) Forms third person imperative; let

Conjunction

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nechť

  1. Forms a conditional; let; even though
  2. Sets a goal; let

Descendants

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  • Czech: nechť

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