stovėti

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *stāˀwēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *stā- < *steh₂- (to stand). Cognates include Latvian stāvēt, Old Church Slavonic ставити (staviti, to put, to place), Russian ста́вить (stávitʹ), Ukrainian ста́вити (stávyty), Bulgarian ста́вя (stávja, to get up; to become; to suit, to be appropriate; to happen; to grow), Czech staviti (to put, to build; to delay), Polish stawić (to put, to build, to plant), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌽 (stōjan, to judge) (maybe < *stōwjan), 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌰 (staua, court), Old English stōwian (to hold back, to restrain), English stow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stoːˈʋʲeːtʲɪ]

Verb

stovė́ti (third-person present tense stóvi, third-person past tense stovė́jo)

  1. to stand
  2. to be in a standing position

Conjugation

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