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English
Verb
tapt
- (obsolete) simple past and past participle of tap
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
tapt
- inflection of tappen:
- second/third-person singular present indicative
- (archaic) plural imperative
Latvian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *taptéi, cognate with Lithuanian tàpti. The present stem tòpu comes from an earlier Proto-Baltic *tampuoˀ (whence also Lithuanian tampù). Further origin is disputed: see Balto-Slavic etymology.
Pronunciation
Verb
tapt (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present topu, topi, top, past tapu)
- (usually 3rd person, especially of something new) to be made, to be formed, to be invented, to be discovered
- top jaunas ārstniecības vielas ― new pharmaceuticals have been invented
- top jauna glezna ― a new painting has been made
- teatrī top izrāde ― a (new) show has been set up at the theater
- dzīvokļi top pēc individuāliem projektiem ― apartments are made according to individual projects
- dokos top gan tankkuģi, gan zemessmēlēji, gan pasažieru un kravas kuģi ― at the docks tankers, dredgers, and also passenger and cargo ships are made
- tapa melodija, viena no daudzajām... vai gan klausitāji spēja saprast, cik daudz aiz katras frāzes smagu domu un pārdzīvojumu? ― a new melody was made, one of many... can the listeners ever understand how much serious thought and experience there is behind every sentence?
- (usually 3rd person) to appear, to come to be, to come into existence, into being, to be formed (to begin existing, to be gradually formed)
- topošs mākslinieks ― an artist in formation
- top un veidojas jaunas tradīcijas ― new traditions appear and take form
- jaunais top cīņā ar veco ― the new comes into being in the fight against the old
- kolektīvais jutīgums top tad, kad mēs godinām to, ko veikuši citi ― collective sensibility begins to exist when he honor that which others have done
- lai taptu jauna suga, nepieciešama kādas populācijas izolācija dažu desmittūkstošu paaudžu laikā ― so that a new species appears, the isolation of a certain population is necessary for a period of development of several tens of thousands of generations
- to become, to turn into, to grow into, to learn how to be (to transform into something different; to acquire new features, properties, knowledge)
- tapt prātīgam ― to become sober, reasonable
- viņš tapa uzmanīgs ― he became attentive
- mākslas zinātne top dziļāka ― art science has become deeper
- mēs esam paaudze, kas netop veca ― we are the generation that does not grow old
- mātes vēlēšanās bija, lai studēju teoloģiju, topu par mācītāju ― (my) mother's desire was that I should study theology, that I should become a pastor
- katra uguns, ja tai nepiemet jaunas pagales, top par pelniem ― every fire, if it does not get new logs, becomes ashes
- viņš sapņoja par laikiem, kad cilvēki visā plašajā pasaulē taps brāļi ― he dreamed of the times when people all over the world will become brothers
- (only 3rd person, used impersonally) to become, to get
- laukā tapa pilnīgi gaišs ― outside it became light
- uz ielas atkal tapa kluss ― on the street it became silent again
- un Rūdim top žēl mātes un gribas uz mājām ― and Rūdis took pity (lit. to him it became pitiful) on his mother and wanted (to go) home
- (with the past participle of other verbs) auxiliary verb used to form the passive voice; to be, to get
- visi tapa aicināti pie galda ― all (people) were invited to the table
- Mežkungs tagad paziņoja, ka otrā pusē mežam topot rakts grāvis ― Mežkungs now announced that a ditch was being dug on the other side of the forest
- katru rītu mēs sastopamies pie pilsētas vārtiem, un mums top atvērts ― every morning we found ourselves at the city gate, and it was opened to us
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Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
tapt
- past participle of tape (etymology 2)
Tübatulabal
Etymology
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tap-ta.
Noun
tapt
- sinew
References
- Voegelin, C. F. (1958 July) “Working dictionary of Tübatulabal”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 24, number 3, →JSTOR, pages 221–228