klepati

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klepati.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

klepati impf

1. to knock
2. to hammer

Conjugation

Conjugation of klepati (class V)

infinitive	supine	verbal noun
klepati	klepat	klepánie

	Present			Imperative
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	kleṕu	kleṕevě (-va)	kleṕem (-me/-my)	–	klepvě, klepěvě (-va)	klepme, klepěm (-me/-my)
2nd person	kleṕeš	kleṕeta	kleṕete	klep, klepi	klepta, klepěta	klepte, klepěte
3rd person	kleṕe	kleṕeta	kleṕú	klep, klepi	klepta, klepěta	klepte, klepěte

	Sigmatic aorist			Imperfect
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	klepach	klepachově (-va)	klepachom (-me/-my)	klepách	klepáchově (-va)	klepáchom (-me/-my)
2nd person	klepa	klepasta (-šta)	klepaste (-šte)	klepáše	klepášta (-sta)	klepášte (-ste)
3rd person	klepa	klepasta (-šta)	klepachu	klepáše	klepášta (-sta)	klepáchu

	L-participle			Passive participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	klepal	klepala	klepali	klepán	klepána	klepáni
Feminine	klepala	klepale	klepaly	klepána	klepáně	klepány
Neuter	klepalo	klepale	klepala	klepáno	klepáně	klepána

	Nt-participle			S-participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	klepě	klepiece		klepav	klepavše
Feminine	klepieci			klepavši
Neuter	klepě, klepieci			klepav, klepavši

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

Descendants

• Czech: klepat

Further reading

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

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *klepati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛpàːti/

Verb

klepáti impf

1. to knock

Inflection

-Cati -Cjem (AP b)
infinitive	klepáti
1st singular	klẹ́pljem
infinitive	klepáti			klépat
supine	klépat
verbal noun	klepȃnje
	participle			converb
present	klepljọ̄č			klepȃje
past	klepán			—
l-participle	masculine		feminine		neuter
singular	klépał		klepȃla		klepálo
dual	klepála		klepáli		klepáli
plural	klepáli		klepále		klepála
	present			imperative
1st singular	klẹ́pljem			—
2nd singular	klẹ́plješ			kléplji
3rd singular	klẹ́plje			—
1st dual	klẹ́pljeva			klepljȋva
2nd dual	klẹ́pljeta			klepljȋta
3rd dual	klẹ́pljeta			—
1st plural	klẹ́pljemo			klepljȋmo
2nd plural	klẹ́pljete			klepljȋte
3rd plural	klẹ́pljejo			—

Derived terms

• poklepáti

Further reading

• “klepati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “klepati”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references