dejot

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Latvian

Dejot

Etymology

Originally the iterative counterpart of diet (to dance), present stem dej- (q.v.).[1]

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Verb

dejot (transitive or intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present dejoju, dejo, dejo, past dejoju)

  1. (intransitive) to dance (to move rhythmically, usually following music)
    viegli dejotto dance lightly, easily
    aizrautīgi dejotto dance enthusiastically
    dejojot aizmirstiesto forget oneself dancing
    Vizma ar Gunāru dejoja vienā pārīVizma and Gunārs danced as one couple
  2. (transitive) to dance (a specific dance)
    dejot valsito dance the waltz
    dejot tautas dejasto dance a folk dance
    dejot spāņu dejuto dance a Spanish dance
    viņa brīnišķīgi dejo krievu dejasshe dances Russian dances wonderfully
  3. (transitive) to play a part in a ballet
    viņa dejos Odetu un Odīliju P. Čaikovska baletā “Gulbju ezers”she will play (lit. dance) Odeta and Odīlija in P. Čaikovskis' ballet “Swan Lake”
  4. (figuratively, of animals, fire, etc.) to dance (to move playfully, rhythmically, frenetically, etc.)
    otrā krastmalā dejo balts sermulītison the other bank a little white stoat danced (= jumped around playfully)
    kļuva dzirdama virs puķu dobes dejojoša odu bara sīkšanathe whizzing of a dancing swarm of mosquitos became audible over the flower beds
    rotaļīgas ēnas sāka dejot tumšajā laukumāplayful shadows started dancing in the dark area
    pretī mājai uguns, liesmas dejoja un locījas līdzi gaisa plūsmāmopposite the house (was) the fire, the flames danced and bent with the air currents
  5. to dance (to work in, to be a part of, a dance group)
    dejot baletā, koncertāto dance in the ballet, in the concert
    dejot pašdarbības ansamblīto dance in an amateur group
    māksliniece dejo operas un baleta teatrīthe artist dances in the opera and ballet theater

Usage notes

In modern usage, dejot is the normal term for “to dance,” while diet often sounds old-fashioned or poetic in this sense, or then has the specific meaning of “to dance for joy.”

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “diet”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN