dmout

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dúti, from Proto-Slavic *duti. Doublet of dout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdmou̯t]

Verb

dmout impf (perfective nadmout)

  1. (reflexive with se) to heave, to surge, to billow
    Dmuli se pýchou.They swelled with pride.
  2. to blow up, to inflate
    Synonyms: nadýmat, nafukovat
    Trubač dme tvářeThe bugler is puffing out his cheeks.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • dmouti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • dmouti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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