Czech

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Etymology

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From od- +‎ mykat. The verb mykat comes from Proto-Slavic *mъknǫti (to rush, move quickly) (compare Polish mknąć), which is from Proto-Indo-European *smewk-, *mewk- (to make a quick movement, to slide).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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odemykat impf (perfective odemknout)

  1. to unlock
    Antonym: zamykat

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “mykat”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 438

Further reading

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