onikat

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Czech

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Etymology

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From oni +‎ -k- +‎ -at. Cognates include Slovak onikať and Slovene onikati. Compare German siezen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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onikat impf

  1. to address somebody by using the third person plural, rather than the second person singular

Usage notes

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  • This form of addressing people is now archaic in Czech, but it is still used in German (see Sie).

Conjugation

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See also

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Further reading

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  • onikati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • onikati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • onikat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)