nechť

See also: necht and Necht

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech nechť. By surface analysis, nech (leave, let) + . Compare Polish niech, Serbo-Croatian neka, and Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛxc]

Particle

nechť

  1. let (used to introduce a third person imperative verb construction)
    Synonym:
    Nechť tě provází Síla.May the Force be with you.

See also

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • nechajť, nechajž, nechajžť, nechať, nechažť, nechžť, nech

Etymology

From nech (leave, let) + . Compare Old Polish niech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈnɛxc/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈnɛxc/

Particle

nechť

  1. (hortative) Forms third person imperative; let

Conjunction

nechť

  1. Forms a conditional; let; even though
  2. Sets a goal; let

Descendants

  • Czech: nechť

References

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