Czech
Etymology
Prefix od- + the base mknout[1][2] (compare also zamknout, semknout, přimknout, vymknout), which comes from Proto-Slavic *mъknǫti (“to rush, move quickly”) (compare Polish mknąć), which is from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- (“to make a quick movement, to slide”)[3]
Pronunciation
Verb
odemknout pf (imperfective odemykat)
- to unlock
- Antonym: zamknout
Conjugation
Conjugation of odemknout
| infinitive
|
odemknout, odemknouti
|
active adjective
|
odemknuvší
|
| verbal noun
|
—
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
odemknu |
odemkneme |
— |
odemkněme
|
| 2nd person
|
odemkneš |
odemknete |
odemkni |
odemkněte
|
| 3rd person
|
odemkne |
odemknou |
— |
—
|
The verb odemknout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
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|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
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| masculine animate
|
odemkl, odemknul |
odemkli, odemknuli |
odemčen, odemknut |
odemčeni, odemknuti
|
| masculine inanimate
|
odemkly, odemknuly |
odemčeny, odemknuty
|
| feminine
|
odemkla, odemknula |
odemčena, odemknuta
|
| neuter
|
odemklo, odemknulo |
odemkla, odemknula |
odemčeno, odemknuto |
odemčena, odemknuta
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
odemknuv
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
odemknuvši
|
| plural
|
— |
odemknuvše
|
|
References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “zámek1”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 801
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “-mknout”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 421
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “mykat”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 438
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