krēslot

From the same stem as the noun krēsla (“twilight, dusk”), made into a second-conjugation intransitive verb (ending -ot).[1]

• IPA^(key): [kɾǣːsluôt], IPA^(key): [kɾæ̀ːsluôt]

krēslot (intransitive, 3rd conjugation, only 3rd person, present krēslo, past krēsloja)

1. to become, to be getting dark, to grow dusk

   jau sāk krēslot ― it is getting dark, night is drawing on

   vakars pamazam krēslo ― the evening is slowly turning into dusk

   ir jau vēls, krēslo ― it is late, it is getting dark

   krēsloja vasaras nogales vēlīns vakars ― the belated late summer evening was turning into dusk

   mājās brauca vēlu, kad jau stipri krēsloja, bet noguruši nejutās ― they went home late, when it was getting really dark, but they did not feel tired

Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca indicates krēsla (“twilight”) as having level intonation. Pronunciation with broken intonation can be encountered despite the fact that this eliminates the possibility to differentiate it from krēsls (“chair”) (which LEV in fact indicates as having a level intonation as well although in practice it is most commonly pronounced with a broken tone.)

• pakrēslot
• sakrēslot

• krēsla
• krēslains, krēslainība