Etymology[edit]
From oni + -k- + -at. Cognates include Slovak onikať and Slovene onikati. Compare German siezen.
Pronunciation[edit]
onikat impf
- to address somebody by using the third person plural, rather than the second person singular
Usage notes[edit]
- This form of addressing people is now archaic in Czech, but it is still used in German (see Sie).
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive onikat. |
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Related terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- onikati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- onikati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- onikat in Internetová jazyková příručka