dingti

See also: dǐngtì

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the zero-grade of the root of deñgti (cover, conceal). Cognate with Latvian diñgt (to be quiet, control oneself).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɪŋk.tʲɪ/

Verb

diñgti (third-person present tense diñgsta, third-person past tense diñgo)

  1. (intransitive) to disappear, vanish, go away
    Diñk mán ìš akių̃! - Get out of my sight!
  2. (intransitive) get away; find a place for oneself
    Mán jaũ nėrà kur̃ diñgti. - I have no way out now.
    Àš pirtiẽs vakarýkščios võs gýva - nèt nezinaũ kur̃ diñgti. - I was half dead after last night's sauna; I didn't know what to do with myself.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (disappear): išnykti, žūti, prapulti
  • (find a place): dėtis, rasti vietą

Derived terms

  • dingimas

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2015), “dingti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 130-131
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