gavēt

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Latvian

Etymology

According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew- (to perceive), see also Proto-Germanic *gaumaz (attention), Proto-Slavic *gověti (to fast).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ga‧vēt

Verb

gavēt (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present gavēju, gavē, gavē, past gavēju)

  1. (intransitive, religion) to fast
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) not to eat (when there is no food)

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References

  • gavēt” in Latviešu literārās valodas vārdnīca
  • gavēt” in Mūsdienu latviešu valodas vārdnīca
  • gavēt at tezaurs.lv