velti
Icelandic
Verb
velti
- inflection of velta:
- first-person singular
- third-person singular past
- third-person plural present subjunctive
Lithuanian
Etymology
Along with Latvian velt (“to full, trundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, roll, wind”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 (wulan, “to well up, seethe”).[1][2] Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit, strike”) or otherwise semantically influenced by it.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋʲæ̂ːlʲtʲɪ/
Verb
vélti (third-person present tense vẽlia, third-person past tense vė́lė)
- to entangle, tangle, tousle
- to crumple, ruffle (hair, etc.)
- to gather wool into a felt
- to full (cloth)
- to do something with effort or difficulty
Conjugation
| singular vienaskaita | plural daugiskaita | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| aš | tu | jis/ji | mes | jūs | jie/jos | |||
| indicative | present | veliù | veli̇̀ | vẽlia | vẽliame, vẽliam |
vẽliate, vẽliat |
vẽlia | |
| past | vėliaũ | vėlei̇̃ | vė́lė | vė́lėme, vė́lėm |
vė́lėte, vė́lėt |
vė́lė | ||
| past frequentative | véldavau | véldavai | véldavo | véldavome, véldavom |
véldavote, véldavot |
véldavo | ||
| future | vélsiu | vélsi | vel̃s | vélsime, vélsim |
vélsite, vélsit |
vel̃s | ||
| subjunctive | vélčiau | véltum | véltų | véltumėme, véltumėm, véltume |
véltumėte, véltumėt |
véltų | ||
| imperative | — | vélk, vélki |
tevẽlia | vélkime, vélkim |
vélkite, vélkit |
tevẽlia | ||
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References
- ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018), “vélti”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, , →ISBN, pages 732-3
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “velti II”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 497
Old Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *welˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, want”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *velě̀ti (“to want; to order”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
velti (infinitive vélti, present vẽlia, past vė́lė)
Conjugation
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References
Old Norse
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
velti