skęsti

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See also: skėsti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Ingressive formation related to skéndėti (to sink); see there for more.[1]

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Verb

skę̃sti (third-person present tense skę̃sta, third-person past tense skeñdo)[2]

  1. (intransitive) to drown

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References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “skę̃sti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 561
  2. ^ Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.