vērt

See also: vert, vért, vèrt, and vërt

Latvian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wérˀtei which is ultimately cognate with Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to turn, bend) whence the two meanings of the verb.[1]

Verb

vērt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present veru, ver, ver, past vēru)

  1. to open (atvērt)
  2. to close (aizvērt)
  3. to string (for example, beads, mushrooms for drying, etc.)
  4. to thread a needle (ievērt)

Conjugation

Verb

vērt

  1. inflection of vērst:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vērt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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