síci

See also: sici, Sici, sići, síci-, and šicí

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech sieci, from Proto-Slavic *sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsiːt͡sɪ]

Verb

síci impf

1. Alternative form of síct
   1. to mow
   2. to reap

Usage notes

The past participle sekl isn't normally used in imperfective meaning but rather as the past participle of imperfective seknout. This verb síci and its forms are usually interchangeable with those of sekat with the infinitive sekat being more common.

Conjugation

Conjugation of síci

infinitive síci, síct active adjective sečící, sekoucí verbal noun — passive adjective sečený present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person seču sečeme — sečme 2nd person sečeš sečete seč sečte 3rd person seče sečou — — The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive síci. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate (rare) sekl (rare) sekli sečen sečeni masculine inanimate (rare) sekly sečeny feminine (rare) sekla sečena neuter (rare) seklo (rare) sekla sečeno sečena transgressives present past masculine singular seče, seka — feminine + neuter singular sečíc, sekouc — plural sečíce, sekouce —

Synonyms

• sekat

Further reading

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