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grebt

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Latvian

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *grebtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-. Cognate with Lithuanian grė́bti and Proto-Slavic *gretì.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    grebt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present grebju, greb, grebj, past grebu)

    1. (transitive) to carve, to hew (to hollow out or shape by gouging with a special tool)
      • 2005, Viktorija Trumpe, Ar spītu: septin̦as ziemas Sibīrijā[1], Kultūras biedrība "Harmonija", →ISBN, page 52:
        Lēni un negribīgi viņš paceļ acis ar garajām skropstām. Uz viņa ceļiem lēnām norimst karoti grebt sākušās rokas.
        Slowly and reluctantly, he raises his eyes with long eyelashes. His hands, which had begun to carve a spoon, slowly come to rest on his knees.
    2. (transitive) to carve, to engrave (to create, an image, pattern, etc., in a hard material using a special tool)

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of grebt (1st)
    indicative (īstenības izteiksme) imperative
    (pavēles izteiksme)
    present
    (tagadne)
    past
    (pagātne)
    future
    (nākotne)
    1st person sg es grebju grebu grebšu
    2nd person sg tu greb grebi grebsi greb
    3rd person sg viņš, viņa grebj greba grebs lai grebj
    1st person pl mēs grebjam grebām grebsim grebsim
    2nd person pl jūs grebjat grebāt grebsiet,
    grebsit
    grebiet
    3rd person pl viņi, viņas grebj greba grebs lai grebj
    renarrative (atstāstījuma izteiksme) participles (divdabji)
    present grebjot present active 1 (adj.) grebjošs
    past esot grebis present active 2 (adv.) grebdams
    future grebšot present active 3 (adv.) grebjot
    imperative lai grebjot present active 4 (obj.) grebjam
    conditional (vēlējuma izteiksme) past active grebis
    present grebtu present passive grebjams
    past būtu grebis past passive grebts
    debitive (vajadzības izteiksme) nominal forms
    indicative (būt) jāgrebj infinitive (nenoteiksme) grebt
    conjunctive 1 esot jāgrebj negative infinitive negrebt
    conjunctive 2 jāgrebjot verbal noun grebšana

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • grebt” in Latviešu literārās valodas vārdnīca
    • grebt” in Mūsdienu latviešu valodas vārdnīca
    • grebt at tezaurs.lv