kaplēt

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Latvian

Kaplēt

Etymology

From the same source as kaplis, made into a 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ēt).[1]

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Verb

kaplēt (transitive or intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present kaplēju, kaplē, kaplē, past kaplēju)

  1. to hoe (to work (on earth) with a hoe)
    kaplēt zemi, augsni, dobesto hoe the earth, the soil, (plant) beds
    kaplēt kartupeļu laukuto hoe a potato field
    zēni kaplēja vagu starpas, ka smiltis vien pa gaisu griezāsthe boys hoed between the furrows, so that sand turned in the air
  2. to weed with a hoe
    kaplēt nezālesto weed (lit. to hoe weeds)
    kaplēt bietes, kartupeļusto weed the beets, the potatoes

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References

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