piecept

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From pie- +‎ cept (to roast, to fry, to bake).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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piecept (transitive or intransitive, 1st conjugation, present piecepu, piecep, piecep, past piecepu)

  1. to roast, to bake, to fry something in large, or at least sufficient, amounts
    piecept pīrāgus papilnamto bake pies in abundance
    piecept pilnu bļodu ar kotletēmto fry a full bowl of meatballs
    nespēj maizi piecepthe was unable to bake (enough) bread
  2. to roast, to bake, to fry more of something, or in addition to something else
    piecept vēl dažas pankūkas klātto fry a few more pancakes
    bet Annusiene, no tirgus braukdama, nupat atvedusi sutinātu Valmieras šķiņķi... trīs četras olas tur varot vēl piecept klātand Annusiene, back from the market, had just brought some boiled Valmiera ham... three or four eggs could still be fried to go with it
  3. to stick (e.g., to the pan) while being roasted, fried, baked, while being submitted to heat
    cepot zivis, apmēram tā līdz pannas maliņai jāuzlej eļļa... pār daduz? nē... tad zivis skaisti peld, un nav jābaidās, ka tās varētu pieceptwhile frying fish, you must pour oil up until the edge of the pan... (is it) too much? no... so the fish swim well (in oil), and you don't have to fear that it will stick (to the pan)
    svaigi vai vēlreiz pārcepti baltmaizes kukulīšifresh, twice baked white bread loaves

Conjugation

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