sauļot

Latvian

Etymology

A verbalized form of saule (sun) (q.v.).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sāūʎuôt]

Verb

sauļot tr., 2nd conj., pres. sauļoju, sauļo, sauļo, past sauļoju

  1. to expose (e.g., a body part) to sunrays and their effects
    jūrmalā viņi visu dienu sauļos savus ķermeņus, peldēsiesby the sea they will spend the whole day exposing their bodies to the sun (and) swimming
    skolnieces apsēdušās uz kāpnēm un, acis aizvērušas, sauļo sejasthe schoolgirls sat down on the stairs and, with their eyes closed, exposed their faces to the sun

Conjugation

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:
  • apsauļot
  • izsauļot
  • nosauļot
  • pasauļot
  • pārsauļot
other derived terms:

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), tulks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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