usnout

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech usnúti, from Proto-Slavic *usъnǫti (“to fall asleep”), from *u- (“away”) + *sъpati (“to sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈusnou̯t]

Verb

usnout pf (imperfective usínat)

1. to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)

   Antonym: probudit se

   usnout na věky ― to pass away (to sleep until the end of times)

Conjugation

Conjugation of usnout

infinitive usnout, usnouti active adjective usnuvší verbal noun usnutí passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person usnu usneme — usněme 2nd person usneš usnete usni usněte 3rd person usne usnou — — The verb usnout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate usnul usnuli usnut usnuti masculine inanimate usnuly usnuty feminine usnula usnuta neuter usnulo usnula usnuto usnuta transgressives present past masculine singular — usnuv feminine + neuter singular — usnuvši plural — usnuvše

Derived terms

• usnutí

Related terms

• zesnout

Further reading

• “usnouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “usnouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “usnout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025