Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech žváti. First attested in the 19th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
žvanit impf
- (colloquial) to chatter, to babble
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:žvanit
Conjugation
Conjugation of žvanit
| infinitive
|
žvanit, žvaniti
|
active adjective
|
žvanící
|
| verbal noun
|
žvanění
|
passive adjective
|
žvaněný
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
žvaním |
žvaníme |
— |
žvaňme
|
| 2nd person
|
žvaníš |
žvaníte |
žvaň |
žvaňte
|
| 3rd person
|
žvaní |
žvaní |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive žvanit.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
žvanil |
žvanili |
žvaněn |
žvaněni
|
| masculine inanimate
|
žvanily |
žvaněny
|
| feminine
|
žvanila |
žvaněna
|
| neuter
|
žvanilo |
žvanila |
žvaněno |
žvaněna
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
žvaně |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
žvaníc |
—
|
| plural
|
žvaníce |
—
|
|
- prožvanit
- vyžvanit
- žvanění
- žvanil
References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “žvanit”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 823
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