Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech klestiti, from Proto-Slavic *klěstiti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈklɛscɪt]
- Hyphenation: kle‧s‧tit
Verb
klestit impf (perfective vyklestit)
- to prune, to clear
- Synonyms: osekávat, ořezat
- Porazivše duby, vezou je a doma je klestí. ― After they've cut oak trees, they transport them and prune them at home.
- to castrate
- Synonyms: vyklešťovat, kastrovat
Conjugation
Conjugation of klestit
| infinitive
|
klestit, klestiti
|
active adjective
|
klestící
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
klestím |
klestíme |
— |
klesťme, klestěme
|
| 2nd person
|
klestíš |
klestíte |
klesť, klesti |
klesťte, klestěte
|
| 3rd person
|
klestí |
klestí |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive klestit.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
klestil |
klestili |
klestěn, kleštěn |
klestěni, kleštěni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
klestily |
klestěny, kleštěny
|
| feminine
|
klestila |
klestěna, kleštěna
|
| neuter
|
klestilo |
klestila |
klestěno, kleštěno |
klestěna, kleštěna
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
klestě |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
klestíc |
—
|
| plural
|
klestíce |
—
|
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Derived terms
Further reading