mušti

See also: musti

Lithuanian

Of unclear origin.

Within Balto-Slavic, a connection can be drawn with Latvian mustavas (“warping beam”) (compare muštùvas), Slovene mašiti (“fill, clog up”), and perhaps Bulgarian му́ша (múša, “stab, poke”) < *moux-.^[1] These forms point to Proto-Indo-European -s- and a root of *mews- (“poke, beat”); compare Sanskrit मुष्णाति (muṣṇāti, “steal, break”).

Another theory, espoused by Beekes,^[2] suggests that the root is Proto-Indo-European *h₂muḱ-; compare Ancient Greek ἀμύσσω (amússō, “scratch, tear”), Latin mūcrō (“sharp point”), and perhaps Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (“fist”). However, neither the semantic nor formal arguments make a convincing case for the Lithuanian term to belong here.^[3]

IPA^(key): /ˈmʊʃ.tʲɪ/

mùšti (third-person present tense mùša, third-person past tense mùšė)

(transitive) to beat, strike, hit
Nemušk draũgo, mùšk kamuoliùką. - Don't hit your friend, hit a ball.

Kìlus áudrai, bañgos mùša į mòlą. ― When a storm comes up, the waves bash against the pier.
(transitive) fight off, fight back (send an opponent into retreat)
Bolševikai mùšė lénkus ir̃ sliñko į Váršuvą. ― The Bolsheviks fought back the Poles as they crept into Warsaw.
(transitive, cooking) pound, tenderize (of meat)
(intransitive) beat, throb, pulsate (of the heart)
Širdìs mùša 90 kar̃tų per̃ minùtę. ― My heart is beating at 90 beats per minute.
(intransitive) strike, chime (of clocks)
Laĩkrodis mùša peñktą vãlandą vãkaro. - The clock strikes 5 p.m.
(intransitive, shooting) shoot
šautùvas tiksliaĩ mùša. ― The gun shoots accurately.
(transitive, sports) score a goal
(intransitive) burst out, erupt; rush
Kaĩ àš stóviu añt galvõs, kraũjas mùša mán į gálvą. ― Blood rushes to my head when I stand on my head.

Conjugation of mušti

		singular (vienaskaita)			plural (daugiskaita)
		1^st person (pirmasis asmuo)	2^nd person (antrasis asmuo)	3^rd person (trečiasis asmuo)	1^st person (pirmasis asmuo)	2^nd person (antrasis asmuo)	3^rd person (trečiasis asmuo)
		aš	tu	jis/ji	mes	jūs	jie/jos
indicative (tiesioginė nuosaka)	present (esamasis laikas)	mušù	mušì	mùša	mùšame, mùšam	mùšate, mùšat	mùša
	past (būtasis kartinis laikas)	mušiaũ	mušeĩ	mùšė	mùšėme, mùšėm	mùšėte, mùšėt	mùšė
	past frequentative (būtasis dažninis laikas)	mùšdavau	mùšdavai	mùšdavo	mùšdavome, mùšdavom	mùšdavote, mùšdavot	mùšdavo
	future (būsimasis laikas)	mùšiu	mùši	mùš	mùšime, mùšim	mùšite, mùšit	mùš
subjunctive (tariamoji nuosaka)		mùščiau	mùštum	mùštų	mùštumėme, mùštumėm, mùštume	mùštumėte, mùštumėt	mùštų
imperative (liepiamoji nuosaka)		—	mùšk, mùški	temùša	mùškime, mùškim	mùškite, mùškit	temùša

Participles of mušti

terms derived from mušti

prefixed forms of mušti