onkat

Czech

Etymology

From on +‎ -k- +‎ -at. Compare German erzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoŋkat]

Verb

onkat impf

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

Usage notes

• This form of addressing people is now archaic in Czech. In the 18th century, it was used mostly when talking with small children or servants.

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	onkat, onkati	Active adjective	onkající
Verbal noun	onkání	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	onkám	onkáme	—	onkejme
2nd person	onkáš	onkáte	onkej	onkejte
3rd person	onká	onkají	—	—

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive onkat.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	onkal	onkali	—	—
masculine inanimate		onkaly		—
feminine	onkala		—
neuter	onkalo	onkala	—	—

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	onkaje	—
feminine + neuter singular	onkajíc	—
plural	onkajíce	—

Related terms

• onkání

 

See also

• onikat
• tykat
• vykat

 

Further reading

• “onkati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “onkati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989