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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech žéci, from Proto-Slavic *žeťi (stem *žeg-), from earlier *gegti < *degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰégʷʰeti.
Pronunciation
Verb
žhnout impf
- to be hot, to glow
- Synonym: sálat
- Vlákno žárovky žhne. ― The light bulb filament is glowing.
Conjugation
Conjugation
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive žhnout. |
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Participles |
Past participles |
Passive participles
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singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
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masculine animate
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žehl, žhnul |
žehli, žhnuli |
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masculine inanimate
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žehly, žhly, žhnuly |
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feminine
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žehla, žhla, žhnula |
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neuter
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žehlo, žhlo, žhnulo |
žehla, žhla, žhnula |
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Further reading
- “žhnouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “žhnouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “žhnout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)