couvat

See also: couvât

Czech

Alternative forms

• coufat, coufati, couvati (archaic)

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German zaufen. Compare Polish cofać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sou̯vat]

Verb

couvat impf (perfective couvnout)

1. (intransitive) to back (to go in the reverse direction)

Conjugation

Conjugation of couvat

infinitive couvat, couvati active adjective couvající verbal noun couvání passive adjective couvaný present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person couvám couváme — couvejme 2nd person couváš couváte couvej couvejte 3rd person couvá couvají — — The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive couvat. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate couval couvali couván couváni masculine inanimate couvaly couvány feminine couvala couvána neuter couvalo couvala couváno couvána transgressives present past masculine singular couvaje — feminine + neuter singular couvajíc — plural couvajíce —

Further reading

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