nosit

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech nositi, from Proto-Slavic *nositi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnosɪt]
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Verb

nosit impf

  1. iterative of nést
  2. to wear
    Nosí hezké šaty. ― (He/she/it) wears nice clothes.
  3. to hold
  4. to bring, carry
    Každý den nám listonoš nosí noviny. ― Every day, the postman brings us the newspaper.

Usage notes

Nosit is in the class of Czech abstract verbs. Its counterpart, nést, is a concrete verb.

Conjugation

Further reading

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