gauti

See also: Gauti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gáuˀtei, *gū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷew(H)- (“to gain”). Cognate with Latvian gaut, gūt (“to catch, gain”), Old Prussian pogaūt (“to receive”), and (per Trubačev) Proto-Slavic *gyti, *guviti (“to acquire”). Outside of Balto-Slavic, likely related to Avestan 𐬔𐬏𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (gūnaoⁱti, “to supply”), 𐬔𐬏𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬙𐬌 (gūnaoti, “to increase”). Derksen instead prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₃- (“to feed, tend”) and compares Ancient Greek βόσκω (bóskō, “id”).

Tentatively further compared with Proto-Celtic *boudi (“booty, loot”), of disputed origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ̂ʊ.tʲɪ/, [ˈɡˠâ̤ˑʊ̯.tʲɪ]

Verb

gáuti (third-person present tense gáuna, third-person past tense gãvo)

1. (transitive) to get, to obtain, to gain
2. (transitive) to derive

Conjugation

Conjugation of gauti

		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 tiesioginė nuosaka	present esamasis laikas	gáunu	gáuni	gáuna		gáuname gáunam	gáunate gáunat	gáuna
	past būtasis kartinis laikas	gavaũ	gavai̇̃	gãvo		gãvome gãvom	gãvote gãvot	gãvo
	past frequentative būtasis dažninis laikas	gáudavau	gáudavai	gáudavo		gáudavome gáudavom	gáudavote gáudavot	gáudavo
	future būsimasis laikas	gáusiu	gáusi	gáus		gáusime gáusim	gáusite gáusit	gáus
subjunctive tariamoji nuosaka		gáučiau	gáutum	gáutų		gáutumėme gáutumėm gáutume	gáutumėte gáutumėt	gáutų
imperative liepiamoji nuosaka		—	gáuk gáuki	tegáuna		gáukime gáukim	gáukite gáukit	tegáuna

Participles of gauti

adjectival active passive present gáunąs gáunantis gáunomas past gãvęs gáutas past frequentative gáudavęs — future gáusiąs gáusiantis gáusimas participle of necessity — gáutinas adverbial special (pusdalyvis) gáudamas half-participle (padalyviai) present gáunant past gãvus past frequentative gáudavus future gáusiant manner of action (būdinys) gáute gáutinai

Derived terms

• antsigauti
• apgauti
• atgauti
• dagauti
• gautis
• išgauti
• įgauti
• nugauti
• pagauti
• pargauti
• pergauti
• pragauti
• prigauti
• sugauti
• užgauti

Related terms

• gavùs, gauti̇̀nis (“received”)
• gausà (“abundance”)