ztlumit

Czech

Etymology

From z- +‎ tlumit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstlumɪt]

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Verb

ztlumit pf (imperfective ztlumovat)

1. to lower, soften, muffle (sound)
2. to soften, cushion (impact)
3. to dim (light)
4. to soothe, assuage (feeling or pain)

Usage notes

• The usual term used as an imperfective form of ztlumit is tlumit rather than the rare term ztlumovat, which is considered non-standard.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ztlumit

infinitive ztlumit, ztlumiti active adjective ztlumivší verbal noun ztlumení passive adjective ztlumený present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person ztlumím ztlumíme — ztlumme 2nd person ztlumíš ztlumíte ztlum ztlumte 3rd person ztlumí ztlumí — — The verb ztlumit 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 ztlumil ztlumili ztlumen ztlumeni masculine inanimate ztlumily ztlumeny feminine ztlumila ztlumena neuter ztlumilo ztlumila ztlumeno ztlumena transgressives present past masculine singular — ztlumiv feminine + neuter singular — ztlumivši plural — ztlumivše

Further reading

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