liet
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See also: liệt
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
liet
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
līet
Latvian
Etymology
Proto-Balto-Slavic *leˀitei, from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *lī- (“to pour, to flow, to drip”).
Pronunciation
Verb
liet (transitive, 1st conjugation, present leju, lej, lej, past lēju)
Conjugation
conjugation of liet
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | leju | lēju | liešu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | lej | lēji | liesi | lej |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | lej | lēja | lies | lai lej |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | lejam | lējām | liesim | liesim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | lejat | lējāt | liesiet, liesit |
lejiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | lej | lēja | lies | lai lej |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | lejot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | lejošs | ||
| Past | esot lējis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | liedams | ||
| Future | liešot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | lejot | ||
| Imperative | lai lejot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | lejam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | lējis | |||
| Present | lietu | Present Passive | lejams | ||
| Past | būtu lējis | Past Passive | liets | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jālej | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | liet | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jālej | Negative Infinitive | neliet | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jālejot | Verbal noun | liešana | ||
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French lit, from Latin lectus (“bed”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun
liet m (plural liets)
Derived terms
- bouais d'liet (“bedstead”)
- liet d'mort (“deathbed”)
- liet d'pathai (“bunk”)
Slovak
Noun
liet
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *liāth, from Proto-Germanic *leuþą.
Pronunciation
Noun
liet n (plural lieten, diminutive lietsje)
Further reading
- “liet”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011