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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech nechť. By surface analysis, nech (“leave, let”) + -ť. Compare Polish niech, Serbo-Croatian neka, and Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj).
Pronunciation
Particle
nechť
- let (used to introduce a third person imperative verb construction)
- Synonym: ať
- Nechť tě provází Síla. ― May the Force be with you.
See also
Further reading
- nechť in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- nechť in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- nechť in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
From nech (“leave, let”) + -ť. Compare Old Polish niech.
Pronunciation
Particle
nechť
- (hortative) Forms third person imperative; let
Conjunction
nechť
- Forms a conditional; let; even though
- Sets a goal; let
Descendants
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