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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech skřípati, škřípati, from Proto-Slavic *skripati. Cognate with Russian скрипеть (skripetʹ), Serbo-Croatian škripati.
Pronunciation
Verb
skřípat impf (perfective zaskřípat)
- to squeak, to screech
- Synonym: vrzat
- to gnash, to grind (teeth)
- skřípat zuby ― to grind one's teeth
- to scrunch
- Písek skřípe pod nohama. ― The sand is scrunching beneath my feet.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive skřípat. |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “skřípati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “skřípati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “skřípat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)