letěti

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See also: leteti

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letěti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈlɛci̯ɛci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlɛcɛci/

Verb

letěti impf

  1. to fly
  2. (also perfective) to fall
    • around 1314, chapter LXXXIX, in Kronika tak řečeného Dalimila‎:
      V Cyrndorfu most Bavoři podrubichu,
      tak jakož ledva stromieše
      a div že neletieše.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of letěti (class III)
infinitive supine verbal noun
letěti leťat letěnie
Present Imperative
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person lecu letívě (-va) letím (-me/-my) – leťvě, letivě (-va) leťme, letim (-me/-my)
2nd person letíš letíta letíte leť, leti leťta, letita leťte, letite
3rd person letí letíta letie leť, leti leťta, letita leťte, letite
Sigmatic aorist Imperfect
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person letěch letěchově (-va) letěchom (-me/-my) letiech letiechově (-va) letiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person letě letěsta (-šta) letěste (-šte) letieše letiešta (-sta) letiešte (-ste)
3rd person letě letěsta (-šta) letěchu letieše letiešta (-sta) letiechu
L-participle Passive participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine leťal leťala letěli — — —
Feminine leťala letěle leťaly — — —
Neuter leťalo letěle leťala — — —
Nt-participle S-participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine letě letiece leťav letěvše
Feminine letieci letěvši
Neuter letě, letieci leťav, letěvši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of letěti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: letět

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