usnout

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech usnúti, from Proto-Slavic *usъnǫti (“to fall asleep”), from *u- (“away”) + *sъpati (“to sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.

Pronunciation

Verb

usnout pf (imperfective usínat)

  1. to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)
    Antonym: probudit se
    usnout na věky ― to pass away (to sleep until the end of times)

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive usnout, usnouti Active adjective usnuvší
Verbal noun usnutí Passive adjective —
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person usnu usneme — usněme
2nd person usneš usnete usni usněte
3rd person usne usnou — —
The verb usnout 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 usnul usnuli usnut usnuti
masculine inanimate usnuly usnuty
feminine usnula usnuta
neuter usnulo usnula usnuto usnuta
Transgressives present past
masculine singular — usnuv
feminine + neuter singular — usnuvši
plural — usnuvše

Derived terms

Further reading

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