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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech mésti, from Proto-Slavic *mesti.
Pronunciation
Verb
mést impf
- to sweep
- Nové koště dobře mete. ― New broom sweeps clean.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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mést, mésti
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Active adjective
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metoucí
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| Verbal noun
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Passive adjective
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—
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| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive mést. |
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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meta |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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metouc |
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| plural
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metouce |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “mésti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “mésti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “mést”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German meist
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmest/
- Rhymes: -est
- Syllabification: mést
Adverb
mést (not comparable)
- mostly, usually
1885, Hieronim Derdowski, Jasiek z knieji : sporo kupa łgorstw kaszebściech, page 13:Biję sę w pierse ze schyloną głową.
Że sprawiedliwie prowdą kożde słowo,
A mest łże jednak, że sę włose jeżą- He beats his chest with his head bowed
That he speaks every word fairly
But mostly he lies, that the hair stands on end
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “mést”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 100
- “mést”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka, Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022