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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech stkvieti, skvieti, stvieti, kstvieti, from Proto-Slavic *svьtěti via metathesis. The "k" was added by analogy with words like kvísti and ktvieti.
Pronunciation
Verb
skvít impf
- (reflexive with se) to glitter, to sparkle
- Synonyms: lesknout, třpytit, blyštět, zářit, svítit
- V očích tvých se skvěly slzy. ― Tears glistened in your eyes.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive skvít. |
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Passive participles
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plural |
singular |
plural
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| masculine animate
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skvěl |
skvěli |
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| masculine inanimate
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skvěly |
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| feminine
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skvěla |
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| neuter
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skvělo |
skvěla |
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Further reading
- “skvíti se”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “skvíti se”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “skvít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)