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vērt

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See also: vert, vért, vèrt, and vërt

Latvian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wérˀtei which is ultimately cognate with Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to turn, bend) whence the two meanings of the verb.[1]

Verb

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vērt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present veru, ver, ver, past vēru)

  1. to open (atvērt)
  2. to close (aizvērt)
  3. to string (for example, beads, mushrooms for drying, etc.)
  4. to thread a needle (ievērt)

Conjugation

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Verb

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vērt

  1. inflection of vērst:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vērt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN