producēt
See also: producet
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same stem as produkts (“product”), made into a second-conjugation verb (ending -et, with k > c via palatalization). Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]producēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present producēju, producē, producē, past producēju)
- to produce (to make something come into existence by means of some process)
- 1000 iekšdedzes dzinēju dienā producē vairāk nekā 3 tonnas ogļskābās gāzes ― 1000 internal combustion engines produce (every) day more than 3 tons of carbon dioxide
- (of bodies, organisms) to produce (to make, to create, to secrete certain organic substances)
- propolisu producē bites no augu sveķainām vielām ― bees produce propolis from vegetal resinous substances