murrāt
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Kaķene murrā Murrāt
See also: murrat
Latvian
Etymology
From the same source as murdēt and murmināt: Proto-Baltic *mur-, from Proto-Indo-European *mur-, an stem that represents voice-like noises, perhaps from *mew-, *mū- “wet; dirty wetness, moisture; to wash” with an extra r.
Pronunciation
Verb
murrāt (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, only 3rd person, present murrā, past murrāja)
- (of cats) to purr (to make a quiet, vibrating noise in their throat)
- kaķene murrā skaļi un omulīgi ― the (female) cat purrs loud and cozily
- guļ nobarojies runcis, aizmirsis ķert peles un žurkas, bet tikai slinki murrā ― the well-fed (male) cat, having forgotten to catch mice and rats, just purrs lazily
- kā kaķis maigi murrājot, jūra skalo viļņus pret smilšu sēri ― like a cat gently purring, the sea waves washed against the sandbanks
Conjugation
conjugation of murrāt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | murrā | murrāja | murrās | lai murrā |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | murrā | murrāja | murrās | lai murrā |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | murrājot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | murrājošs | ||
| Past | esot murrājis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | murrādams | ||
| Future | murrāšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | murrājot | ||
| Imperative | lai murrājot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | murrājam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | murrājis | |||
| Present | murrātu | Present Passive | — | ||
| Past | būtu murrājis | Past Passive | — | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāmurrā | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | murrāt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāmurrā | Negative Infinitive | nemurrāt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāmurrājot | Verbal noun | murrāšana | ||
See also
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “murdēt, murmināt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN