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Lithuanian
Etymology
Denominal verb from dóvanas (“free, obtainable without payment; futile”); cognate with Latvian dāvanât.[1] By surface analysis, dovanà (“gift”, noun) + -oti.
Pronunciation
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Verb
dovanóti (third-person present tense dovanója, third-person past tense dovanójo)
- to bestow, give (as a gift)
- to forgive
Declension
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References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “dóvanas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 119