ķemmēt
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ķemmē (“comb”), a borrowing from Low German, made into a second conjugation verb stem (ending -ēt). Alternatively, it may be a direct borrowing from Middle Low German [Term?] (cf. German kämmen (“to comb”)). First mentioned in 17th-century sources.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ķemmēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present ķemmēju, ķemmē, ķemmē, past ķemmēju)
- (of people's hair) to comb (to smooth with a comb)
- ķemmēt matus ― to comb (one's) hair
- ķemmēt pie spoguļa matus ― to comb one's hair by the mirror
- kandidāts bija nedaudz pāri labākajiem gadiem, vairākas dienas neķemmētiem pelēkiem matiem ― the nominee was a little over his better years, with hair many days uncombed
- (of animal hair, fur) to comb (to smooth, also to clean, with a comb)
- ķemmēt suni ― to comb the dog
- ķemmēt zirgam krēpes ― to comb the mane of the horse
- (colloquial, especially military) to comb (to search thoroughly)
- fašisti gatavojās ķemmēt mežu ― the fascists are preparing to comb the forest
- ciemā jau iet žandarmu ķēde, ķemmēdama māju pēc mājas; meklē vīriešus ― in the village a chain (= group) of gendarmes is going (around), combing house after house; they are looking for (certain) men
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of ķemmēt
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References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ķemme”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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