ustrnout

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ustrnúti. By surface analysis, u- +‎ s- +‎ trnout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈustr̩nou̯t]

Verb

ustrnout pf (imperfective ustrnovat)

1. to come to a standstill, to fossilize

   Ustrnuli na mrtvém bodě. ― They came to a deadlock.

2. to be petrified, to freeze
3. (reflexive with se) to have mercy, to take pity

   Kdybych snad do kamene mluvila, spíš by se nade mnou ustrnul. ― If I spoke to a stone, it would more likely take pity on me.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ustrnout

infinitive ustrnout, ustrnouti active adjective ustrnuvší verbal noun — passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person ustrnu ustrneme — ustrňme 2nd person ustrneš ustrnete ustrň ustrňte 3rd person ustrne ustrnou — — The verb ustrnout 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 ustrnul ustrnuli — — masculine inanimate ustrnuly — feminine ustrnula — neuter ustrnulo ustrnula — — transgressives present past masculine singular — ustrnuv feminine + neuter singular — ustrnuvši plural — ustrnuvše

Derived terms

• ustrnutí

Further reading

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