onkat

Czech

Etymology

From on +‎ -k- +‎ -at. Compare German erzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈoŋkat]

Verb

onkat impf

  1. to address somebody by using the third person singular, rather than the second person singular

Usage notes

  • This form of addressing people is now archaic in Czech. In the 18th century, it was used mostly when talking with small children or servants.

Conjugation

Conjugation of onkat
infinitive onkat, onkati active adjective onkající


verbal noun onkání passive adjective —
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person onkám onkáme — onkejme
2nd person onkáš onkáte onkej onkejte
3rd person onká onkají — —

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

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate onkal onkali — —
masculine inanimate onkaly —
feminine onkala —
neuter onkalo onkala — —
transgressives present past
masculine singular onkaje —
feminine + neuter singular onkajíc —
plural onkajíce —
  • onkání

See also

Further reading

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