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
Infinitive usnout, usnouti Active adjective usnoucí
Verbal noun — Passive adjective —
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person usnuusneme—usněme
2nd person usnešusneteusniusněte
3rd person usneusnou——
The verb usnout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate usnulusli——
masculine inanimate usly—
feminine usla—
neuter uslousla——
Transgressives present past
masculine singular usna—
feminine + neuter singular usnouc—
plural usnouce—

Derived terms
  • usnutí

Further reading
  • usnouti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • usnouti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • usnout in Internetová jazyková příručka
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