bósti

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bosti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈboːsci/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbu̯osci/

Verb

bósti impf

1. to stab, to sting

Conjugation

Conjugation of bósti (class I)

infinitive	supine	verbal noun
bósti	bost	bodenie

	Present			Imperative
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	bodu	bodevě (-va)	bodem (-me/-my)	–	boďvě, boděvě (-va)	boďme, boděm (-me/-my)
2nd person	bodeš	bodeta	bodete	boď, bodi	boďta, boděta	boďte, boděte
3rd person	bode	bodeta	bodú	boď, bodi	boďta, boděta	boďte, boděte

	Sigmatic aorist			Asigmatic aorist
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	bodech	bodechově (-va)	bodechom (-me/-my)	bod	bodově (-va)	bodom (-me/-my)
2nd person	bode	bodesta (-šta)	bodeste (-šte)	bode	bodeta	bodete
3rd person	bode	bodesta (-šta)	bodechu	bode	bodeta	bodu (-ú)
	Imperfect
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	bodiech	bodiechově (-va)	bodiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person	bodieše	bodiešta (-sta)	bodiešte (-ste)
3rd person	bodieše	bodiešta (-sta)	bodiechu

	L-participle			Passive participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	bodl	bodla	bodli	boden	bodena	bodeni
Feminine	bodla	bodle	bodly	bodena	bodeně	bodeny
Neuter	bodlo	bodle	bodla	bodeno	bodeně	bodena

	Nt-participle			S-participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	boda	bodúce		bod	bodše
Feminine	bodúci			bodši
Neuter	boda, bodúci			bod, bodši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of bósti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

• bod
• bodec
• bodlina
• bodlák
• bodláčie
• pobósti
• probósti
• přibósti
• sbósti
• vzbósti
• zbósti

 

Descendants

• Czech: bůst

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bósti”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění