# dychati
## Old Czech
### Alternative forms

* dýchati
* dúchati (dialectal)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dyxati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈdɨxaci/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈdixaci/

### Verb

dychati impf (perfective dchnúti)
* to breathe

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
| dychati | dychat | dychánie |
| | Present | Present | Present | Imperative | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | dyšu | dyševě (-va) | dyšem (-me/-my) | – | dyšěvě (-va) | dyšěm (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | dyšeš | dyšeta | dyšete | dyši | dyšěta | dyšěte |
| 3rd person | dyše | dyšeta | dyšú | dyši | dyšěta | dyšěte |
| | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Imperfect | Imperfect | Imperfect |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | dychach | dychachově (-va) | dychachom (-me/-my) | dychách | dycháchově (-va) | dycháchom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | dycha | dychasta (-šta) | dychaste (-šte) | dycháše | dychášta (-sta) | dychášte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | dycha | dychasta (-šta) | dychachu | dycháše | dychášta (-sta) | dycháchu |
| | L-participle | L-participle | L-participle | Passive participle | Passive participle | Passive participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | dychal | dychala | dychali | dychán | dychána | dycháni |
| Feminine | dychala | dychale | dychaly | dychána | dycháně | dychány |
| Neuter | dychalo | dychale | dychala | dycháno | dycháně | dychána |
| | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | S-participle | S-participle | S-participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | dyšě | dyšiece | dyšiece | dychav | dychavše | dychavše |
| Feminine | dyšieci | dyšiece | dyšiece | dychavši | dychavše | dychavše |
| Neuter | dyšě, dyšieci | dyšiece | dyšiece | dychav, dychavši | dychavše | dychavše |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of dychati around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

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| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
| dychati | dychat | dychánie |
| | Present | Present | Present | Imperative | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | dychaju | dychávě (-va) | dychám (-me/-my) | – | dychajvě (-va) | dychajme (-my) |
| 2nd person | dycháš | dycháta | dycháte | dychaj | dychajta | dychajte |
| 3rd person | dychá | dycháta | dychajú | dychaj | dychajta | dychajte |
| | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Imperfect | Imperfect | Imperfect |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | dychach | dychachově (-va) | dychachom (-me/-my) | dychách, dychajiech | dycháchově, dychajiechově (-va) | dycháchom, dychajiechom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | dycha | dychasta (-šta) | dychaste (-šte) | dycháše, dychajieše | dychášta, dychajiešta (-sta) | dychášte, dychajiešte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | dycha | dychasta (-šta) | dychachu | dycháše, dychajieše | dychášta, dychajiešta (-sta) | dycháchu, dychajiechu |
| | L-participle | L-participle | L-participle | Passive participle | Passive participle | Passive participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | dychal | dychala | dychali | dychán | dychána | dycháni |
| Feminine | dychala | dychale | dychaly | dychána | dycháně | dychány |
| Neuter | dychalo | dychale | dychala | dycháno | dycháně | dychána |
| | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | S-participle | S-participle | S-participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | dychajě | dychajúce | dychajúce | dychav | dychavše | dychavše |
| Feminine | dychajúci | dychajúce | dychajúce | dychavši | dychavše | dychavše |
| Neuter | dychajě, dychajúci | dychajúce | dychajúce | dychav, dychavši | dychavše | dychavše |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of dychati around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

#### Derived terms

* otdychati
* vzdychati

#### Related terms

* dech
* dúti

#### Descendants

* Czech: dýchat

### Further reading

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