stebėti

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-h₁-yé-ti, the essive present of *stebʰ- (to stand still, harden; prop up, support; pole).[1] By synchronic analysis, an iterative formation of stèbti (to be amazed, astonished),[2] itself from the above root. The sense development is "to stand still" > "to be amazed" > "to observe".

Pronunciation

Verb

stebė́ti (third-person present tense stẽbi, third-person past tense stebė́jo)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to observe

Conjugation

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Participle

stebėti m pl

  1. nominative masculine plural of stebėtas

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “stebė́ti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 598-99
  2. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “stebė́ti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 899