vērt

See also: vert, vért, vèrt, and vërt

Latvian

Etymology

Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to tie, string; rope) which is ultimately cognate with Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to turn, bend) whence the two meanings of the verb.[1]

Verb

vērt tr., 1st conj., pres. 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

Verb

vērt

  1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of vērst
  2. 2nd person singular imperative form of vērst

References

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