lidot

Latvian

Lidot (1)

Etymology

Originally the iterative form of *list, from Proto-Baltic *lid-ti, from the same stem as laist (“to let, to allow”): Proto-Indo-European *leyd-, *līd-, *lid- (“to let go, to allow”). The synonyms lidot and laisties are therefore reflexes of the same original stem. The original meaning was probably “to let go,” from which “to fly.” In Indo-European languages, it is common that the notion “to fly” be expressed by a verb also meaning, or having previously meant, some other kind of motion: cf. Lithuanian lė̃kti (“to fly; to run”), Latin volāre (“to fly; to rush”), Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). Cognates include Lithuanian lydúoti (“to wait, to postpone; to settle, to let (time) go; to give permission; to be tolerant; to decrease, to weaken (of frost)”), Old Church Slavonic летѣти (letěti, “to fly”), Russian лететь (letetʹ), летать (letatʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [liduôt]

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Verb

lidot (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present lidoju, lido, lido, past lidoju)

1. (in 3rd person, of birds, insects) to fly (to move in the air with the help of wings)

   kaijas lido virs jūras ― gulls fly over the sea

   spāre lido klusi ― the dragonfly flies quietly

   sikspārņi lido krēslā ― bats fly at dusk

2. (of aircraft, their passengers) to fly (to move in the air)

   helikopters lido virs meža ― the helicopter is flying over the forest

   modernās lidmašīnas lido ātri un augstu ― modern airplanes fly fast and high

   Herta pirka biļeti, lai lidotu uz Rīgu ― Herta bought a ticket to fly to Rīga

3. (of projectiles) to fly (to be thrown so as move quickly through the air)

   šāviņi lidoja gar zemi un urbās kalnā kā lieli lemeši ― the projectiles fly along the earth and dig into the hill like big plowshares

4. (of people) to fly, to run (to move quickly)

   Mirdza negāja pa kāpnēm, viņa skrēja, lidoja un, elpu neatņēmusi, atrāva istabas durvis ― Mirdza didn't go upstairs, she ran, she flew, and, without losing breath, tore the room door open

5. (of light things) to fly (to be carried by the air)

   pāri kalnam veseliem klēpjiem lido pieneņu pūkas ― dandelion fluff flies across the whole mountain

   sarkanas dzirksteles no ugunskura lido ― red sparks flew from the fire

6. (of lights, smells) to fly, to spread

   viegla smarža, saldi rūgta kā medus tvaiks, lidoja gaisā ― a light odor, bittersweet as honey, flew in the air

   Veidenbaums runāja paklusu, tomēr vārdi lidoja kā bezdelīgas ― Veidenbaums talked softly, but the words flew like swallows

7. (figuratively, of news, information) to fly, to spread quickly

   vēstis lido vēja ātrumā ― the news flies with the speed of the wind

8. (figuratively, of looks, views) to fly, to turn to something far away

   skats lidoja līdzi putniem brīvā vaļā ― the view flew' out freely with the birds

9. (figuratively, of thoughts) to fly, to run

   viņa domas arī šovakar lido pie Ivas ― her thoughts tonight also fly around Iva

10. (figuratively, of time) to fly, to pass quickly

    gadi kā mākoņi lido, mūžībā aizslid un gaist ― years fly like clouds, eternity slips and disappears

11. (colloquial, of people) to behave very kindly to someone in order to win his or her favor

    cauru nedēļu ap viņu tiku lidojs ― I have been flying around her (= a girl) the whole week

Conjugation

conjugation of lidot

	INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme)				IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
		Present (tagadne)	Past (pagātne)	Future (nākotne)
1st pers. sg.	es	lidoju	lidoju	lidošu	—
2nd pers. sg.	tu	lido	lidoji	lidosi	lido
3rd pers. sg.	viņš, viņa	lido	lidoja	lidos	lai lido
1st pers. pl.	mēs	lidojam	lidojām	lidosim	lidosim
2nd pers. pl.	jūs	lidojat	lidojāt	lidosiet, lidosit	lidojiet
3rd pers. pl.	viņi, viņas	lido	lidoja	lidos	lai lido
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme)			PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present	lidojot		Present Active 1 (Adj.)		lidojošs
Past	esot lidojis		Present Active 2 (Adv.)		lidodams
Future	lidošot		Present Active 3 (Adv.)		lidojot
Imperative	lai lidojot		Present Active 4 (Obj.)		lidojam
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme)			Past Active		lidojis
Present	lidotu		Present Passive		lidojams
Past	būtu lidojis		Past Passive		lidots
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme)			NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative	(būt) jālido		Infinitive (nenoteiksme)		lidot
Conjunctive 1	esot jālido		Negative Infinitive		nelidot
Conjunctive 2	jālidojot		Verbal noun		lidošana

Synonyms

• laisties

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

• aizlidot
• aplidot
• atlidot
• ielidot
• izlidot
• nodlidot
• palidot
• pārlidot
• pielidot
• salidot
• uzlidot

other derived terms:

• lidotājs, lidotāja
• lidojums

Related terms

• lidaparāts
• lidmašīna
• lidosta