jmout

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech jieti, from Proto-Slavic *ęti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjmou̯t]
  • Hyphenation: jmout
  • Rhymes: -out

Verb

jmout pf (imperfective jímat)

  1. (dated) to grasp
    Synonyms: uchopit, vzít
  2. (dated) to capture
    Synonyms: chytit, zajmout
  3. (dated) to overwhelm
    Synonyms: uchvátit, zachvátit, zmocnit se, dojmout
    Jalo ji neblahé tušení.
    She was overwhelmed by a bad feeling.
  4. (dated, reflexive with se, with following infinitive) to start, to set about
    Synonym: začít
    Jala se plakat a naříkat.
    She started crying and moaning.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • jmouti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • jmouti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • jmout in Internetová jazyková příručka
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