mésti

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mesti.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

mésti impf

1. to throw, to toss

   Synonym: házěti

2. to sweep

Conjugation

Conjugation of mésti (class I)

infinitive	supine	verbal noun
mésti	mest	metenie

	Present			Imperative
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	metu	metevě (-va)	metem (-me/-my)	–	meťvě, metěvě (-va)	meťme, metěm (-me/-my)
2nd person	meteš	meteta	metete	meť, meti	meťta, metěta	meťte, metěte
3rd person	mete	meteta	metú	meť, meti	meťta, metěta	meťte, metěte

	Sigmatic aorist			Asigmatic aorist
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	metech	metechově (-va)	metechom (-me/-my)	met	metově (-va)	metom (-me/-my)
2nd person	mete	metesta (-šta)	meteste (-šte)	mete	meteta	metete
3rd person	mete	metesta (-šta)	metechu	mete	meteta	metu (-ú)
	Imperfect
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	metiech	metiechově (-va)	metiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person	metieše	metiešta (-sta)	metiešte (-ste)
3rd person	metieše	metiešta (-sta)	metiechu

	L-participle			Passive participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	metl	metla	metli	meten	metena	meteni
Feminine	metla	metle	metly	metena	meteně	meteny
Neuter	metlo	metle	metla	meteno	meteně	metena

	Nt-participle			S-participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	meta	metúce		met	metše
Feminine	metúci			metši
Neuter	meta, metúci			met, metši

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

Derived terms

• metla
• smésti
• vymésti
• zamésti

 

Related terms

• metati
• motati

 

Descendants

• Czech: mést

Further reading

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