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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech (š)čpieti.
Pronunciation
Verb
čpět impf
- to reek, to stink, to pong
- Synonyms: páchnout, smrdět, zavánět
- Kabát lehce čpěl tabákem. ― The coat reeked of tabacco slightly.
- to look (like)
- Čpí to zradou. ― It smells like treason.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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čpět, čpěti
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Active adjective
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čpící
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| Verbal noun
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Passive adjective
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—
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| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive čpět. |
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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čpě |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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čpíc |
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| plural
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čpíce |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “čpěti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “čpěti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “čpět”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)