kolébat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěbati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolɛːbat]

Verb

kolébat impf

1. (transitive) to rock (move back and forth or from side to side)
2. (reflexive with se) to rock, sway
3. (reflexive with se) to waddle

Conjugation

Conjugation of kolébat

infinitive kolébat, kolébati active adjective kolébající verbal noun kolébání passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person kolébám, kolébu kolébáme, kolébeme — kolébejme 2nd person kolébáš, kolébeš kolébáte, kolébete kolébej kolébejte 3rd person kolébá, kolébe kolébají, kolébou — — The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive kolébat. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate kolébal kolébali kolébán kolébáni masculine inanimate kolébaly kolébány feminine kolébala kolébána neuter kolébalo kolébala kolébáno kolébána transgressives present past masculine singular kolébaje — feminine + neuter singular kolébajíc — plural kolébajíce —

Derived terms

nouns

• kolébka
• ukolébavka

verb

• ukolébat

Further reading

• “kolébati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kolébati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kolébat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026