kléti

See also: kleti, kletí, klēti, and klētī

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• kľéti (alternative writing)
• klnúti (later)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klęti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈklɛːci/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈklɛːci/

Verb

kléti impf

1. (transitive) to curse

Conjugation

Conjugation of kléti (class I)

infinitive	supine	verbal noun
kléti	klet	kletie

	Present			Imperative
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	klnu	klnevě (-va)	klnem (-me/-my)	–	klněvě (-va)	klněm (-me/-my)
2nd person	klneš	klneta	klnete	klni	klněta	klněte
3rd person	klne	klneta	klnú	klni	klněta	klněte

	Sigmatic aorist			Imperfect
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	klech	klechově (-va)	klechom (-me/-my)	klniech	klniechově (-va)	klniechom (-me/-my)
2nd person	kle	klesta (-šta)	kleste (-šte)	klnieše	klniešta (-sta)	klniešte (-ste)
3rd person	kle	klesta (-šta)	klechu	klnieše	klniešta (-sta)	klniechu

	L-participle			Passive participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	klel	klela	kleli	klet	kleta	kleti
Feminine	klela	klele	klely	kleta	kletě	klety
Neuter	klelo	klele	klela	kleto	kletě	kleta

	Nt-participle			S-participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	klna	klnúce		klen, klev	klenše, klevše
Feminine	klnúci			klenši, klevši
Neuter	klna, klnúci			klen, klev, klenši, klevši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of kléti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

• klatva
• kletba
• prokléti
• zakléti

 

Descendants

• Czech: klít

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “kléti”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění