miršti
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See also: mirsti
Lithuanian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Balto-Slavic (whence also Latvian mirst, aizmirst, piemirst), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-s- (“to forget, neglect; to confuse, trouble”). Cognate with Sanskrit मृष् (mṛṣ, “to forget, neglect; to disregard”); see there for more cognates.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
mir̃šti (third-person present tense mir̃šta, third-person past tense mir̃šo)
Usage notes
Usually occurs with a prefix, and not on its own.
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- užmiršti (“to forget”)
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “miršti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 320-1
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
mìršti