mlčěti
See also: mlčeti
Old Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьlčati.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]mlčěti impf
- not to speak, to be silent
- to conceal
- Lidé svých vin mlčie. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Což smy slyšěli, toho nemlčímy. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of mlčěti (class III)
| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
|---|---|---|
| mlčěti | mlčat | mlčěnie |
| present | imperative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | mlču | mlčívě (-va) | mlčím (-me/-my) | — | mlčivě (-va) | mlčim (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | mlčíš | mlčíta | mlčíte | mlči | mlčita | mlčite |
| 3rd person | mlčí | mlčíta | mlčie | mlči | mlčita | mlčite |
| aorist (sigmatic) | imperfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | mlčěch | mlčěchově (-va) | mlčěchom (-me/-my) | mlčiech | mlčiechově (-va) | mlčiechom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | mlčě | mlčěsta (-šta) | mlčěste (-šte) | mlčieše | mlčiešta (-sta) | mlčiešte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | mlčě | mlčěsta (-šta) | mlčěchu | mlčieše | mlčiešta (-sta) | mlčiechu |
| l-participle | passive participle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | singular | dual | plural | |
| masculine | mlčal | mlčala | mlčěli | — | — | — |
| feminine | mlčala | mlčěle | mlčaly | — | — | — |
| neuter | mlčalo | mlčěle | mlčala | — | — | — |
| nt-participle | s-participle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | singular | dual | plural | |
| masculine | mlčě | mlčiece | mlčav | mlčěvše | ||
| feminine | mlčieci | mlčěvši | ||||
| neuter | mlčě, mlčieci | mlčav, mlčěvši | ||||
| compound forms | |
|---|---|
| perfect | Use the l-participle of mlčěti and the present tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. mlčal jest |
| pluperfect | Use the l-participle of mlčěti and one of the past tenses of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. mlčal bě/bieše/by / byl jest mlčal |
| future | Use the infinitive of mlčěti and the future tense of býti or less often present tense of the auxiliary verb chtieti or jmieti e.g. bude/chce/jmá mlčěti |
| future perfect | Use the l-participle of mlčěti and the future tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. bude mlčal |
| present conditional | Use the l-participle of mlčěti and the perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. mlčal by |
| past conditional | Use the l-participle of mlčěti and the perfect tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. byl by mlčal |
| continuous | Use the nt-participle of mlčěti and the appropriate tense of the auxiliary verb býti e.g. jest mlčě, bude mlčě |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of mlčěti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Czech: mlčet
Further reading
[edit]- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “mlčěti”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění