počít

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech počieti, from Proto-Slavic *počęti. By surface analysis, po- +‎ -čít. Compare načít and začít.

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Verb

počít pf (imperfective počínat)

  1. to begin, to commence, to start, to originate
  2. to conceive, to beget (of a man or a woman)
    počít dítěto conceive a child
  3. (reflexive with si) to behave, to do
    Co si počnu?What do I do now?

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Further reading

  • počíti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • počíti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • počít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)