obout

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech obúti, from Proto-Slavic *obuti (“to put on (footwear)”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *outei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ew-. Cognate with Latin induere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈobou̯t]

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Verb

obout pf (imperfective obouvat)

1. to put on (a shoe)

   Antonym: zout

Conjugation

Conjugation of obout

infinitive obout, obouti active adjective obuvší verbal noun — passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person obuji, obuju (coll.) obujeme — obujme 2nd person obuješ obujete obuj obujte 3rd person obuje obují, obujou (coll.) — — The verb obout does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate obul obuli obut obuti masculine inanimate obuly obuty feminine obula obuta neuter obulo obula obuto obuta transgressives present past masculine singular — obuv feminine + neuter singular — obuvši plural — obuvše

Related terms

• obouvat
• obouvák m
• obutý m
• obuv f
• obuvnictví n
• obuvník m
• onuce f
• přezout
• přezůvka f
• vyzout
• zout

Further reading

• “obouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “obouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “obout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025