Etymology[edit]
From on + -k- + -at. Compare German erzen.
Pronunciation[edit]
onkat impf
- to address somebody by using the third person singular, rather than the second person singular
Usage notes[edit]
- This form of addressing people is now archaic in Czech. In the 18th century, it was used mostly when talking with small children or servants.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive onkat. |
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| Participles |
Past participles |
Passive participles
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|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
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| masculine animate
|
onkal |
onkali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
onkaly |
—
|
| feminine
|
onkala |
—
|
| neuter
|
onkalo |
onkala |
— |
—
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
|
onkaje |
—
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| feminine + neuter singular
|
onkajíc |
—
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| plural
|
onkajíce |
—
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Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- onkati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- onkati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
