virsti

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wirt-, from the zero-grade *wr̥t- of the same Proto-Indo-European root *wert- as versti, vartyti.

Cognate with Latvian virst, Old Prussian wirst (he becomes), Proto-Slavic *vьrtě̀ti (turn) > Russian вертеть (vertetʹ, turn), Serbo-Croatian vŕtjeti (turn).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈvʲɪr.sʲtʲɪ/

Verb

vir̃sti (third-person present tense vir̃sta, third-person past tense vir̃to)

  1. (intransitive) topple, fall over, overturn
  2. (intransitive, with ìš + genitive) burst out, emerge
  3. (intransitive, with į̃ + accusative) lie down
    vir̃sti į̃ lóvągo to bed
  4. (intransitive, with instrumental case or į̃ + accusative) become, turn into, change
    Vanduõ vir̃sta garaĩsWater turns to steam

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