bristi

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See also: brístí

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bred-[1] or *bird-,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *bʰredʰ- (to wade).[1] Cognates include Latvian brist (to wade),[1] Polish brnąć (to wade),[1] Russian брести́ (brestí, to stroll pensively),[1] and Albanian bredh (to wander).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲrʲɪsʲtʲɪ]

Verb

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brìsti (third-person present tense breñda, third-person past tense brìdo) [2]

  1. to wade
    per purvus bristi - to wade through the mud
    per žolę bristi - to wade through the grass

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 61, 66
  2. ^ “bristi” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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bristi

  1. passive plural preterite of brisid
  2. verbal of necessity of brisid

Participle

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bristi

  1. inflection of briste:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. accusative/dative singular feminine
    3. genitive singular neuter
    4. nominative/vocative/accusative plural all genders