žiovauti
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Lithuanian
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Etymology
[edit]Cognate to Latvian žàvât (“to yawn”), Proto-Slavic *zěvati (“to yawn”). Also related to Lithuanian žióti (“to gape, open wide”), Proto-Slavic *zijati (“to gape”).
Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰi-, Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- (“to gape”).
Distantly related to Latin hio (“I yawn”), Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō, “I yawn”), English yawn.
Verb
[edit]žiovauti (third-person present tense žiovauja, third-person past tense žiovavo)
- to yawn
Declension
[edit]Conjugation of žiovauti
Participles of žiovauti
| Adjectival (dalyviai) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| active | passive | ||
| present | žiovaująs, žiovaujantis | žiovaujamas | |
| past | žiovavęs | žiovautas | |
| past frequentative | žiovaudavęs | — | |
| future | žiovausiąs, žiovausiantis | žiovausimas | |
| participle of necessity | — | žiovautinas | |
| Adverbial | |||
| special (pusdalyvis) | žiovaudamas | ||
| half-participle (padalyviai) |
present | žiovaujant | |
| past | žiovavus | ||
| past frequentative | žiovaudavus | ||
| future | žiovausiant | ||
| manner of action (būdinys) | žiovaute, žiovautinai | ||
Derived terms
[edit]- žiovulys (“yawn”) (noun)