šiknout

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German schicken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɪknou̯t]
• Hyphenation: šik‧nout

Verb

šiknout pf (imperfective šikovat)

1. (reflexive with se) to fit, to come in handy

   Synonyms: přijít vhod, hodit se

Conjugation

Conjugation of šiknout

infinitive šiknout, šiknouti active adjective šiknuvší verbal noun — passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person šiknu šikneme — šikněme 2nd person šikneš šiknete šikni šikněte 3rd person šikne šiknou — — The verb šiknout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate šikl šikli — — masculine inanimate šikly — feminine šikla — neuter šiklo šikla — — transgressives present past masculine singular — šiknuv feminine + neuter singular — šiknuvši plural — šiknuvše

Further reading

• “šiknouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “šiknouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “šiknout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025