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bitininkauti

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From bìtininkas (beekeeper) +‎ -áuti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bʲɪtʲɪnʲɪŋˈkɑˑʊtʲɪ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ti‧nin‧kau‧ti

Noun

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bitininkáuti (third-person present tense bitininkáuja, third-person past tense bitininkãvo)

  1. to keep bee, to be a beekeeper
    • 2022 September 27, Asta Bitinaitė, “Gimnazistas bitininkauja nuo vienuolikos metų: smagiau nei prie telefono ar kompiuterio [A Student Has Been Beekeeping Since Age Eleven: More Fun Than Using the Phone or Computer]”, in 15min.lt, retrieved 2024-09-18:
      Kai vienuolikmetis berniukas užsimanė bitininkauti, ir jo senelis pažvelgė skeptiškai – gal tik trumpalaikė vaiko užgaida.
      When an eleven-year-old boy wanted to be a beekeeper, his grandfather gave him a look skeptically—maybe it was just a fleeting whim of a child.

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