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gundyti

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Per Smoczyński, causative in -dyti of gauti (to gain), from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾u-n-H-é.[1] Cognate with Latvian gundît.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊn.dʲiː.tʲɪ/

Verb

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gùndyti (third-person present tense gùndo, third-person past tense gùndė)

  1. (transitive) to tempt [with direct object and instrumental ‘with’]
  2. (transitive) to coax into [with direct object and infinitive ‘action’]
    Jis gundo mus siekti vis daugiau pinigų didėjantiems norams tenkinti.It entices us into seeking ever more money to satisfy ever more wants.
  3. (transitive) to provoke, to instigate

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “gùndyti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 383

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