uštknout

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uščьpnǫti, the same origin as e.g. štípnout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuʃtknou̯t]

Verb

uštknout pf

1. (of a venomous snake) to bite

   Uštkla ho zmije. ― A viper bit him.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	uštknout, uštknouti	Active adjective	uštknuvší
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	uštknu	uštkneme	—	uštkněme
2nd person	uštkneš	uštknete	uštkni	uštkněte
3rd person	uštkne	uštknou	—	—

The verb uštknout 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	uštkl, uštknul	uštkli, uštknuli	uštknut	uštknuti
masculine inanimate		uštkly, uštknuly		uštknuty
feminine	uštkla, uštknula		uštknuta
neuter	uštklo, uštknulo	uštkla, uštknula	uštknuto	uštknuta

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	uštknuv
feminine + neuter singular	—	uštknuvši
plural	—	uštknuvše

Further reading

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