nechť

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: necht and Necht

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Czech nechť. By surface analysis, nech (leave, let) +‎ . Compare Polish niech, Serbo-Croatian neka, and Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj).

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

nechť

  1. let (used to introduce a third person imperative verb construction)
    Synonym:
    Nechť tě provází Síla.May the Force be with you.

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • nechť in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • nechť in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • nechť in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nech (leave, let) +‎ . Compare Old Polish niech.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈnɛxc/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈnɛxc/

Particle[edit]

nechť

  1. (hortative) Forms third person imperative; let

Conjunction[edit]

nechť

  1. Forms a conditional; let; even though
  2. Sets a goal; let

Descendants[edit]

  • Czech: nechť

References[edit]