téci
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛːt͡sɪ]
Verb
téci impf
Conjugation
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive téci. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Further reading
- “téci”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “téci”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “téci”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
French
Alternative forms
- tess (clipping)
Etymology
Verlan of cité.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te.si/
Audio: (file)
Noun
téci f (plural técis)
- (slang) a complex of buildings or district where people live, especially in suburbs
- (slang) the people living there
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *teťi.
Pronunciation
Verb
téci impf
- to flow
- to run
- (reflexive with sě) to mate, to copulate
- Klisicě sě teče s ořem.
- The mare mates with the stallion.
Conjugation
Conjugation of téci (class I)
| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
|---|---|---|
| téci | tec | tečenie |
| Present | Imperative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | teku | tečevě (-va) | tečem (-me/-my) | — | tecvě, tecěvě (-va) | tecme, tecěm (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | tečeš | tečeta | tečete | tec, teci | tecta, tecěta | tecte, tecěte |
| 3rd person | teče | tečeta | tekú | tec, teci | tecta, tecěta | tecte, tecěte |
| Sigmatic aorist | Asigmatic aorist | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | tečech | tečechově (-va) | tečechom (-me/-my) | tek | tekově (-va) | tekom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | teče | tečesta (-šta) | tečeste (-šte) | teče | tečeta | tečete |
| 3rd person | teče | tečesta (-šta) | tečechu | teče | tečeta | teku (-ú) |
| Imperfect | ||||||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||
| 1st person | tečiech | tečiechově (-va) | tečiechom (-me/-my) | |||
| 2nd person | tečieše | tečiešta (-sta) | tečiešte (-ste) | |||
| 3rd person | tečieše | tečiešta (-sta) | tečiechu | |||
| L-participle | Passive participle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Masculine | tekl | tekla | tekli | — | — | — |
| Feminine | tekla | tekle | tekly | — | — | — |
| Neuter | teklo | tekle | tekla | — | — | — |
| Nt-participle | S-participle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Masculine | teka | tekúce | tek | tekše | ||
| Feminine | tekúci | tekši | ||||
| Neuter | teka, tekúci | tek, tekši | ||||
Note: This table shows the most common forms of téci around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Related terms
Descendants
- Czech: téct
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “téci”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění