kaplēt

From the same source as kaplis, made into a 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ēt).[1]

• IPA^(key): [kaplɛ̂ːt]

kaplēt tr. or intr., 2nd conj., pres. kaplēju, kaplē, kaplē, past kaplēju

1. to hoe (to work (on earth) with a hoe)

   kaplēt zemi, augsni, dobes ― to hoe the earth, the soil, (plant) beds

   kaplēt kartupeļu lauku ― to hoe a potato field

   zēni kaplēja vagu starpas, ka smiltis vien pa gaisu griezās ― the boys hoed between the furrows, so that sand turned in the air

2. to weed with a hoe

   kaplēt nezāles ― to weed (lit. to hoe weeds)

   kaplēt bietes, kartupeļus ― to weed the beets, the potatoes

• kaplis