slēpt

From Proto-Baltic *šlep-, *šlēp- (whence both slēpt and its dialectal variant slept), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlep-, *ḱlēp-, a variant of *klep- (related to the stem *gleb(ʰ)- (“to cover, to squeeze”), whence Latvian glābt, q.v.).The original meaning was “to cover (with one's hands),” from which “to not let others see (by covering with one's hands)” > “to hide.” Cognates include Lithuanian slė̃pti; from the parallel stem *klep-, also Old Prussian auklipts (“hidden”), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan, “to steal”), Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) (< *klépyō-), Latin clepō (“to steal, to listen secretly”).^[1]

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slēpt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present slēpju, slēp, slēpj, past slēpu)

1. to hide, to conceal (to put away (something, someone) so that others cannot see or find it, or to protect it from something)

   slēpt personiskās vēstules ― to hide personal letters, documents

   slēpt dokumentus ― to hide documents

   slēpt grāmatu aiz muguras ― to hide the book behind (one's) back

   slēpt seju aiz plīvura ― to hide (one's) face behind a veil

   slēpt acis no saules stariem ― to hide (one's) eyes from the sunrays

   vāvere savas pārtikas rezerves gatavo no zīlēm, riekstiem un čiekuriem, slēpjot tos zem koku saknēm, dobumos un sūnās ― the squirrel makes its food reserves with acorns, nuts and pine cones, (by) hiding them under tree roots and in holes and moss

   viņa slēpa galvu spilvenos ― she hid (her) face in the pillows

   viss ciems bija pārliecināts, ka Loginovs slēpj dēlu ― the whole village was convinced that Loginovs was hiding a son

2. to hide, to conceal (to deliberately not reveal facts, activities, etc.)

   slēpt patiesību ― to hide the truth

   slēpt svarīgu informāciju ― to hide important information

   slēpt savu rīcību ― to hide, conceal one's actions

   kapteinis ir viltīgs, ar nolūku slēpis no manis īstās briesmas ― the captain is cunning, he intentionally hid the real dangers from me

   viņš jautāja par manu pagātni; neko neslēpdams, izstāstīju ― he asked about my past; not hiding anything, I told (everything)

3. to hide, to conceal (to behave, to be made in such a way that one's feelings, thoughts, intentions etc. are not visible)

   slēpt bailes, dusmas ― to hide (one's) fear, anger

   slēpt pārdzīvojumu ― to hide experience(s)

   slēpt savu būtību ― to hide one's essence

   viņa bija atklāta un neslēpa aizdomas ― she was open and didn't hide (any) suspicion

   teātris drīkst akcentēt, atklāt jaunā gaismā tikai to, kas slēpts pašā darbā ― the theater may stress, reveal (under) a new light only that which is (already) hidden in the work itself

4. (figuratively) to hide, to contain (something unknown, unsuspected)

   zeme savos dziļumos slēpj Baltijas bagātību: četras piektdaļas no visas pasaules dzintara krājumiem ― the earth hid in its depth the Baltic riches: four fifths of the world's amber deposits

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other derived terms:

• slēpties
• slēptuve

• slepens
• slepkava, slepkavība, slepkavīgs
• slepus, slēpu