brnknout

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrn̩knou̯t]

Verb

brnknout pf (imperfective brnkat)

1. (informal) to call, to phone, to ring (to telephone)

   Synonym: zatelefonovat

2. to pluck, to plunk

Conjugation

Conjugation of brnknout

infinitive brnknout, brnknouti active adjective brnknuvší verbal noun brnknutí passive adjective brnknutý present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person brnknu brnkneme — brnkněme 2nd person brnkneš brnknete brnkni brnkněte 3rd person brnkne brnknou — — The verb brnknout 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 brnkl, brnknul brnkli, brnknuli brnknut brnknuti masculine inanimate brnkly, brnknuly brnknuty feminine brnkla, brnknula brnknuta neuter brnklo, brnknulo brnkla, brnknula brnknuto brnknuta transgressives present past masculine singular — brnknuv feminine + neuter singular — brnknuvši plural — brnknuvše

Further reading

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