biřmovat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech biřmovati, from Latin firmō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪr̝movat]

Verb

biřmovat impf

1. (transitive, Christianity) to confirm (to administer the Christian sacrament of confirmation)

   Synonym: konfirmovat

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	biřmovat, biřmovati	Active adjective	biřmující
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	biřmuji, biřmuju	biřmujeme	—	biřmujme
2nd person	biřmuješ	biřmujete	biřmuj	biřmujte
3rd person	biřmuje	biřmují, biřmujou	—	—

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive biřmovat.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	biřmoval	biřmovali	biřmován	biřmováni
masculine inanimate		biřmovaly		biřmovány
feminine	biřmovala		biřmována
neuter	biřmovalo	biřmovala	biřmováno	biřmována

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	biřmuje	—
feminine + neuter singular	biřmujíc	—
plural	biřmujíce	—

Related terms

noun

• biřmování

 

Further reading

• “biřmovati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “biřmovati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989