čvachtat

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Czech

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

čvachtat impf

  1. to squelch
    Synonym: pleskat
    Voda mu čvachtá v botách.
    Water squelches in his shoes.
  2. (reflexive with se) to plash, to splash, to paddle
    Synonyms: cachtat se, brouzdat se, šplouchat se
    Káčátka se čvachtala ve vodě.
    The ducklings were splashing in the water.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “čvachtat”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 120

Further reading

  • čvachtati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • čvachtati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • čvachtat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
  • čvachtat” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz