spéct

Czech

Alternative forms

• spéci

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech spéci, equivalent to s- +‎ péct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspɛːt͡st]

Verb

spéct pf (imperfective spékat)

1. (transitive) to agglomerate, to sinter, to fuse
2. (reflexive with se) to shrink during baking

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	spéct, spécti	Active adjective	spekší
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	speču	spečeme	—	spečme
2nd person	spečeš	spečete	speč	spečte
3rd person	speče	spečou	—	—

The verb spéct does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	spekl	spekli	spečen	spečeni
masculine inanimate		spekly		spečeny
feminine	spekla		spečena
neuter	speklo	spekla	spečeno	spečena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	spek
feminine + neuter singular	—	spekši
plural	—	spekše

Further reading

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