nechť
Czech
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Czech nechť. By surface analysis, nech (“leave, let”) + -ť. Compare Polish niech, Serbo-Croatian neka, and Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj).
Pronunciation
editParticle
editnechť
- let (used to introduce a third person imperative verb construction)
- Synonym: ať
- Nechť tě provází Síla. ― May the Force be with you.
See also
editFurther reading
editOld Czech
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom nech (“leave, let”) + -ť. Compare Old Polish niech.
Pronunciation
editParticle
editnechť
- (hortative) Forms third person imperative; let
Conjunction
editnechť
- Forms a conditional; let; even though
- Sets a goal; let
Descendants
edit- Czech: nechť
References
edit- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “nechť”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
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