laukti
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Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine”), and compared with Ancient Greek λεύσσω (leússō, “to see, consider”), Proto-Slavic *lučìti (“to happen”). However, the acute tone in the Lithuanian is unexpected and difficult to explain.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
láukti (third-person present tense láukia, third-person past tense láukė)
- to wait; to expect, to anticipate [+genitive]
- to hope [+genitive]
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of laukti
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person (pirmasis asmuo) |
2nd person (antrasis asmuo) |
3rd person (trečiasis asmuo) |
1st person (pirmasis asmuo) |
2nd person (antrasis asmuo) |
3rd person (trečiasis asmuo) | |||
| aš | tu | jis/ji | mes | jūs | jie/jos | |||
| indicative (tiesioginė nuosaka) |
present (esamasis laikas) |
láukiu | láuki | láukia | láukiame, láukiam |
láukiate, láukiat |
láukia | |
| past (būtasis kartinis laikas) |
láukiau | láukei | láukė | láukėme, láukėm |
láukėte, láukėt |
láukė | ||
| past frequentative (būtasis dažninis laikas) |
láukdavau | láukdavai | láukdavo | láukdavome, láukdavom |
láukdavote, láukdavot |
láukdavo | ||
| future (būsimasis laikas) |
láuksiu | láuksi | láuks | láuksime, láuksim |
láuksite, láuksit |
láuks | ||
| subjunctive (tariamoji nuosaka) |
láukčiau | láuktum | láuktų | láuktumėme, láuktumėm, láuktume |
láuktumėte, láuktumėt |
láuktų | ||
| imperative (liepiamoji nuosaka) |
— | láuk, láuki |
teláukia | láukime, láukim |
láukite, láukit |
teláukia | ||
Participles of laukti
| Adjectival (dalyviai) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| active | passive | ||
| present | láukiąs, láukiantis | láukiamas | |
| past | láukęs | láuktas | |
| past frequentative | láukdavęs | — | |
| future | láuksiąs, láuksiantis | láuksimas | |
| participle of necessity | — | láuktinas | |
| Adverbial | |||
| special (pusdalyvis) | láukdamas | ||
| half-participle (padalyviai) |
present | láukiant | |
| past | láukus | ||
| past frequentative | láukdavus | ||
| future | láuksiant | ||
| manner of action (būdinys) | láukte, láuktinai | ||
Derived terms[edit]
prefixed forms of laukti
Participle[edit]
laukti m pl
References[edit]
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “laukti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 275