lusknout

Czech

Alternative forms

• lousknout

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech luskati, lúskati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlusknou̯t]

Verb

lusknout pf (imperfective luskat)

1. to snap [fingers]

   Až lusknu prsty, vzbudíš se.

   When I snap my fingers you'll wake up.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	lusknout, lusknouti	Active adjective	lusknuvší
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	lusknu	luskneme	—	luskněte
2nd person	luskneš	lusknete	luskni	luskněme
3rd person	luskne	lusknou	—	—

The verb lusknout 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	luskl, lusknul	luskli, lusknuli	lusknut	lusknuti
masculine inanimate		luskly, lusknuly		lusknuty
feminine	luskla, lusknula		lusknuta
neuter	lusklo, lusknulo	luskla, lusknula	lusknuto	lusknuta

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	lusknuv
feminine + neuter singular	—	lusknuvši
plural	—	lusknuvše

Further reading

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