ztichnout

Czech

Etymology

From z- +‎ tichnout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈscɪxnou̯t]

Verb

ztichnout pf

1. (intransitive) to fall silent, to go quiet, to shut up

   Ztichni! ― Be quiet!

   Mohl bys ztichnout? ― Will you shut up?

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	ztichnout, ztichnouti	Active adjective	ztichnuvší
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	ztichnu	ztichneme	—	ztichněme
2nd person	ztichneš	ztichnete	ztichni	ztichněte
3rd person	ztichne	ztichnou	—	—

The verb ztichnout 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	ztichl, ztichnul	ztichli, ztichnuli	ztichnut	ztichnuti
masculine inanimate		ztichly, ztichnuly		ztichnuty
feminine	ztichla, ztichnula		ztichnuta
neuter	ztichlo, ztichnulo	ztichla, ztichnula	ztichnuto	ztichnuta

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	ztichnuv
feminine + neuter singular	—	ztichnuvši
plural	—	ztichnuvše

Related terms

• utichat
• utichnout
• zticha

 

Further reading

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