ganyti

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gánīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-, *gʷʰon- (to strike, to slay);

See also Latvian ganît (to herd), Proto-Slavic *gonìti (to chase), Russian гони́ть (gonítʹ, to persecute), Polish gonić (to chase); also Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, to kill), Sanskrit हन्ति (hánti, to slay). Related to giñti (to herd, to drive); see for more.

Verb

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ganýti (third-person present tense gãno, third-person past tense gãnė)

  1. (transitive, of animals) to herd, to drive
  2. (transitive, of animals) to feed, to let eat, to graze, to pasture
  3. (transitive) to take care of, to look after, to supervise, to attend
  4. (transitive, religion) to guide along the path of faith

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