pociovat

Pociovat is not a standard infinitive in Czech or Slovak. It is typically regarded as a nonstandard variant, misspelling, or dialectal form of the corresponding standard verbs pociťovat in Czech and pociťovať in Slovak, both meaning to feel, sense, or perceive. The form often appears in informal writing or when diacritics are omitted, and it may reflect OCR errors or reader unfamiliarity with correct spelling. As a result, pociovat generally does not have an independent, widely recognized meaning apart from these standard verbs.

In standard usage, the meaning is to experience a physical or emotional sensation. Examples aligned with the correct forms include pociťovat bolest (to feel pain), pociťovat únavu (to feel fatigue), or pociťovat radost (to feel joy). The noun pocit corresponds to “a feeling or sensation.” If the intended meaning is rest or lying down, the correct Slovak verb is počívať, not pociovat, and in Czech there is no direct equivalent with this form.

Etymologically, pociťovat/pociťovať belongs to the common Slavic -ovat verb family built from a related root meaning “to feel” or “to sense.” The form pociovat, lacking diacritics, is typically regarded as nonstandard and should be avoided in formal writing in favor of the accepted pociťovat/pociťovať.

See also: pociťovat, pociť, pocit, pocitový. In practice, readers should treat pociovat as a marginal or erroneous form and prefer the standard spelling in all formal contexts.