# téci
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtɛːt͡sɪ]

### Verb

téci impf
* Alternative form of téct
** to flow (to move as a fluid)

#### Conjugation

| Infinitive | téci, téct | Active adjective | tečící, tekoucí |
| Verbal noun | tečení | Passive adjective | tečený |
| Present forms | indicative | indicative | imperative | imperative |
| | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| 1st person | teču | tečeme | — | tečme |
| 2nd person | tečeš | tečete | teč | tečte |
| 3rd person | teče | tečou | — | — |
* The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive téci.
| Participles | Past participles | Past participles | Passive participles | Passive participles |
| | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| masculine animate | tekl | tekli | tečen | tečeni |
| masculine inanimate | tekl | tekly | tečen | tečeny |
| feminine | tekla | tekly | tečena | tečeny |
| neuter | teklo | tekla | tečeno | tečena |
| Transgressives | present | past |
| masculine singular | teče, teka | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | tečíc, tekouc | — |
| plural | tečíce, tekouce | — |

### Further reading

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

## French
### Alternative forms

* tess (clipping)

### Etymology

Verlan of cité.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /te.si/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

téci f (plural técis)
* (slang) a complex of buildings or district where people live, especially in suburbs
* (slang) the people living there

## Old Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *teťi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈtɛːt͡si/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈtɛːt͡si/

### Verb

téci impf
* to flow
* to run
* (reflexive with sě) to mate, to copulate
    Klisicě sě teče s ořem.The mare mates with the stallion.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
| téci | tec | tečenie |
| | Present | Present | Present | Imperative | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | teku | tečevě (-va) | tečem (-me/-my) | – | tecvě, tecěvě (-va) | tecme, tecěm (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | tečeš | tečeta | tečete | tec, teci | tecta, tecěta | tecte, tecěte |
| 3rd person | teče | tečeta | tekú | tec, teci | tecta, tecěta | tecte, tecěte |
| | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Asigmatic aorist | Asigmatic aorist | Asigmatic aorist |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | tečech | tečechově (-va) | tečechom (-me/-my) | tek | tekově (-va) | tekom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | teče | tečesta (-šta) | tečeste (-šte) | teče | tečeta | tečete |
| 3rd person | teče | tečesta (-šta) | tečechu | teče | tečeta | teku (-ú) |
| | Imperfect | Imperfect | Imperfect |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | tečiech | tečiechově (-va) | tečiechom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | tečieše | tečiešta (-sta) | tečiešte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | tečieše | tečiešta (-sta) | tečiechu |
| | L-participle | L-participle | L-participle | Passive participle | Passive participle | Passive participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | tekl | tekla | tekli | — | — | — |
| Feminine | tekla | tekle | tekly | — | — | — |
| Neuter | teklo | tekle | tekla | — | — | — |
| | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | S-participle | S-participle | S-participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | teka | tekúce | tekúce | tek | tekše | tekše |
| Feminine | tekúci | tekúce | tekúce | tekši | tekše | tekše |
| Neuter | teka, tekúci | tekúce | tekúce | tek, tekši | tekše | tekše |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of téci around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

#### Related terms

* dotéci
* krvotok
* otéci
* potok
* protéci
* přětéci
* roztéci
* stoka
* stéci
* tok
* utéci
* vytéci
* zatéci

#### Descendants

* Czech: téct

### Further reading

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