aizmirst

Latvian

Etymology

From aiz- +‎ mirst (“to forget”) (q.v.), where mirst is now attested only dialectally. From a different ablaut form came aizmārša (“forgetful person”) (from *aizmarša) and related terms. Cognates include Lithuanian užmir̃šti, mir̃šti (“to forget”), maršùs (“forgettable”), Sanskrit मृष्यतॆ (mṛ́ṣyate, “to forget, to neglect”), मृषा (mṝṣā, “in vain, invalid, wrong”), Old Armenian մոռանամ (moṙanam, “I forget”) (with ṙ corresponding to rs).

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Verb

aizmirst

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of aizmirst
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of aizmirst
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of aizmirst

Verb

aizmirst (transitive, 1st conjugation, present aizmirstu, aizmirsti, aizmirst, past aizmirsu)

1. (of data, facts) to forget (to let slip from memory, to remember no longer)

   aizmirst formulu ― to forget a formula

   aizmirst telefona numuru ― to forget a telephone number

   aizmirst dziesmai vārdus ― to forget the lyrics of a song

   ātri aizmirst ― to forget quickly

   viņš šo notikumu sen aizmirsis ― he has long forgotten this event

2. (of objects) to leave (something, somewhere) inadvertently, to forget to take it along

   aizmirst lietussargu vilcienā ― to leave (inadvertently) one's umbrella in the train

   aizmirst grāmatu mājās ― to leave (inadvertently) one's book home

3. (of actions, duties) to forget (about), to not think about, to neglect

   aizmirst pateikt labdienu ― to forget to say good morning

   aizmirst nopirkt biļeti ― to forget to buy the tickets

   aizmirst savus pienākumu ― to forget about one') obligations, duties

   viņš bija tik uztraucies, ka pat cepuri aizmirsa noņemt un apsveicināties ar māti ― he was so excited that he even forgot to take off his hat and greet (his) mother

4. (of experiences, events) to forget, to not pay attention anymore

   aizmirst sevi ― to forget (about) oneself

   klausoties mūziku, viņa aizmirst visu citu ― listening to music, she forgets all else

   Mirdza nodevās meža burvībai un aizmirsa laiku ― Mirdza went into the enchanted forest and forgot (about) time

   gluži noskumis, Klauss dodas uz bibliotēku, lai pie interesantas grāmatas aizmirstu savu vilšanos ― rather saddened, Klauss went to the library, in order to forget his disappointment with an interesting book

5. (of activities) to forget (to lose the ability to do something)

   aizmirst spēlēt klavieres ― to forget (how to) play the piano

   aizmirst adīt zeķes ― to forget (how to) knit socks

   putni bija aptūkuši un, kā likās, pavisam aizmirsuši lidot ― the birds were a little bloated and, it seemed, had completely forgotten (how to) fly

Conjugation

Synonyms

• piemirst
• (dialectal term) mirst

Related terms

• aizmārša, aizmāršīgs, aizmāršība
• aizmirsīgs, aizmirsība
• aizmirsties
• aizmirstība

References