ceknout

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛknou̯t]
• Hyphenation: cek‧nout

Verb

ceknout pf

1. (informal) to peep, to utter a sound

   Synonym: hlesnout

   Ani necekl.

   He didn't make a peep.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	ceknout, ceknouti	Active adjective	—
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	ceknu	cekneme	—	cekněme
2nd person	cekneš	ceknete	cekni	cekněte
3rd person	cekne	ceknou	—	—

The verb ceknout 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	cekl	cekli	—	—
masculine inanimate		cekly		—
feminine	cekla		—
neuter	ceklo	cekla	—	—

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	—
feminine + neuter singular	—	—
plural	—	—

Further reading

• “ceknout”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ceknout” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “ceknout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)