laist
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Gothic
Romanization
laist
- Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *laiˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European *leyd- (“to let, allow”).[1] Cognate with Lithuanian leisti (“let, allow”).
Pronunciation
Verb
laist (transitive, 1st conjugation, present laižu, laid, laiž, past laidu)
Conjugation
conjugation of laist
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | laižu | laidu | laidīšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | laid | laidi | laidīsi | laid |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | laiž | laida | laidīs | lai laiž |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | laižam | laidām | laidīsim | laidīsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | laižat | laidāt | laidīsiet, laidīsit |
laidiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | laiž | laida | laidīs | lai laiž |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | laižot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | laidošs | ||
| Past | esot laidis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | laizdams | ||
| Future | laidīšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | laižot | ||
| Imperative | lai laižot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | laižam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | laidis | |||
| Present | laistu | Present Passive | laižams | ||
| Past | būtu laidis | Past Passive | laists | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jālaiž | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | laist | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jālaiž | Negative Infinitive | nelaist | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jālaižot | Verbal noun | laišana | ||
Synonyms
- (in general): ļaut
Derived terms
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “leisti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 277
Scots
Adjective
laist (comparative mair laist, superlative maist laist)