klausyti

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (to hear, listen). Cognate with Latvian klausīt, Proto-Slavic *slùšati.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

klausýti (third-person present tense klaũso, third-person past tense klaũsė)

  1. (with genitive) to listen (to); to hear
    Man patinka klausyti muzikos.
    I like to listen to music.
    neklausau tavęs.
    I'm not listening to you.
    Jis girdi, bet neklauso.
    He hears, but isn't listening.
  2. (with genitive) to listen (to); to obey

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References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “klausti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 249