téci

See also: teci, teči, teći, and tècǐ

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛːt͡sɪ]

Verb

téci impf

1. Alternative form of téct
   1. to flow (to move as a fluid)

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	téci, téct	Active adjective	tečící, tekoucí
Verbal noun	tečení	Passive adjective	tečený

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	teču	tečeme	—	tečme
2nd person	tečeš	tečete	teč	tečte
3rd person	teče	tečou	—	—

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

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	tekl	tekli	tečen	tečeni
masculine inanimate		tekly		tečeny
feminine	tekla		tečena
neuter	teklo	tekla	tečeno	tečena

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	teče, teka	—
feminine + neuter singular	tečíc, tekouc	—
plural	tečíce, tekouce	—

Further reading

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.si/

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Noun

téci f (plural técis)

1. verlan form of "cité", a complex of buildings or district where people live, especially in suburbs

• (as a metonymia) used to talk about the people living there

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *teťi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈtɛːt͡si/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈtɛːt͡si/

Verb

téci impf

1. to flow
2. to run
3. (reflexive with sě) to mate, to copulate

   Klisicě sě teče s ořem.

   The mare mates with the stallion.

Conjugation

Conjugation of téci (class I)

infinitive	supine	verbal noun
téci	tec	tečenie

	Present			Imperative
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	teku	tečevě (-va)	tečem (-me/-my)	–	tecvě, tecěvě (-va)	tecme, tecěm (-me/-my)
2nd person	tečeš	tečeta	tečete	tec, teci	tecta, tecěta	tecte, tecěte
3rd person	teče	tečeta	tekú	tec, teci	tecta, tecěta	tecte, tecěte

	Sigmatic aorist			Asigmatic aorist
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	tečech	tečechově (-va)	tečechom (-me/-my)	tek	tekově (-va)	tekom (-me/-my)
2nd person	teče	tečesta (-šta)	tečeste (-šte)	teče	tečeta	tečete
3rd person	teče	tečesta (-šta)	tečechu	teče	tečeta	teku (-ú)
	Imperfect
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	tečiech	tečiechově (-va)	tečiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person	tečieše	tečiešta (-sta)	tečiešte (-ste)
3rd person	tečieše	tečiešta (-sta)	tečiechu

	L-participle			Passive participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	tekl	tekla	tekli	—	—	—
Feminine	tekla	tekle	tekly	—	—	—
Neuter	teklo	tekle	tekla	—	—	—

	Nt-participle			S-participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	teka	tekúce		tek	tekše
Feminine	tekúci			tekši
Neuter	teka, tekúci			tek, tekši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of téci around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Related terms

• dotéci
• krvotok
• otéci
• potok
• protéci
• přětéci
• roztéci
• stoka
• stéci
• tok
• utéci
• vytéci
• zatéci

 

Descendants

• Czech: téct

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “téci”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění