dažyti

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Lithuanian

Etymology

By surface analysis, a verbal formation from dažaĩ (paint) (though Smoczynski appears to consider dažýti as the original form); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /dɐˈʑiːtʲɪ/

Verb

dažýti (third-person present tense dãžo, third-person past tense dãžė)

  1. to paint; to color; to dye
  2. to soak, dip (e.g. bread in oil, etc.)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “dažyti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 96