intonēt
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See also: intonet
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin intonō (“to thunder, to resound”), made into a second-conjugation verb (ending -ēt).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]intonēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present intonēju, intonē, intonē, past intonēju)
- (linguistics) to intonate, to produce an intonation (to pronounce a syllable, a word, a sentence etc. with a specific tonal melody)
- dažādi intonēti teikumi ― variously intonated sentences
- krītoši intonēta zilbe ― a syllable pronounced with falling intonation (lit. intonated fallingly)
- (music) to intonate (to produce a musical piece with a certain intonation)
- grūti intonētas instrumentāla tipa melodijas ― instrumental melodies with difficult intonation (lit. difficultly intonated)
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of intonēt