smrdět

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech smrděti, from Proto-Slavic *smьrděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *smirˀdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd-.

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Verb

smrdět impf

  1. (colloquial) to stink (to have a strong bad smell)
    Synonyms: páchnout, zapáchat
    Antonym: vonět

Conjugation

Conjugation of smrdět
infinitive smrdět, smrděti active adjective smrdící
verbal noun passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person smrdím smrdíme smrďme
2nd person smrdíš smrdíte smrď smrďte
3rd person smrdí smrdí

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive smrdět.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate smrděl smrděli smrděn smrděni
masculine inanimate smrděly smrděny
feminine smrděla smrděna
neuter smrdělo smrděla smrděno smrděna
transgressives present past
masculine singular smrdě
feminine + neuter singular smrdíc
plural smrdíce

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Further reading

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