onikat

Czech

Etymology

From oni + -k- + -at. Cognates include Slovak onikať and Slovene onikati. Compare German siezen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈoɲɪkat]

Verb

onikat impf

  1. to address somebody by using the third person plural, rather than the second person singular

Usage notes

  • This form of addressing people is now archaic in Czech, but it is still used in German (see Sie).

Conjugation

See also

Further reading

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