otřít

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Czech

Etymology

From o- +‎ třít.

Pronunciation

Verb

otřít pf (imperfective otírat)

  1. to wipe, to mop
    Otřel si rukávem pot z čela.
    He wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve.
  2. (reflexive with se) to brush (against), to graze
    Otřela se o zeď.
    She brushed against the wall.

Conjugation

Conjugation of otřít
infinitive otřít, otříti active adjective otřevší
verbal noun — passive adjective —
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person otřu otřeme — otřeme
2nd person otřeš otřete otři otřete
3rd person otře otřou — —

The verb otřít does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate otřel otřeli otřen otřeni
masculine inanimate otřely otřeny
feminine otřela otřena
neuter otřelo otřela otřeno otřena
transgressives present past
masculine singular — otřev
feminine + neuter singular — otřevši
plural — otřevše

Further reading

  • “otříti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “otříti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “otřít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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