vogti
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Has been linked to Latin vagus (“wandering, vague”);[1] wandering vagrants were perhaps considered to be more likely to steal,[2] or perhaps the act of stealing could be viewed as a "wandering off" of goods.
The present-tense forms are from the o-grade stem vag-, while the non-present-tense forms are from the lengthened o-grade stem *wāg-.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
võgti (third-person present tense vãgia, third-person past tense võgė)
- to steal
Declension
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- vagìs (“thief”)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “võgti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 765-6
- ^ “vogti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012