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Czech
Etymology
From on + -k- + -at. Compare German erzen.
Pronunciation
Verb
onkat impf
- 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
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive onkat. |
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| Participles |
Past participles |
Passive participles
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singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
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| masculine animate
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onkal |
onkali |
— |
—
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| masculine inanimate
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onkaly |
—
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| feminine
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onkala |
—
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| neuter
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onkalo |
onkala |
— |
—
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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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onkaje |
—
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| feminine + neuter singular
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onkajíc |
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| plural
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onkajíce |
—
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See also
Further reading
- “onkati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “onkati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989