mīt

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mínˀtei,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to rumple). Cognate with Lithuanian mìnti and Russian мять (mjatʹ, to crumple; to knead).

Verb[edit]

mīt (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present minu, min, min, past minu)

  1. to tread
  2. to press
  3. to pedal
  4. to tan
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meytH- (to exchange).

Verb[edit]

mīt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present miju, mij, mij, past miju)

  1. to change
  2. to exchange
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

mīt

  1. inflection of mist:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular imperative
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of mist
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of mist

References[edit]

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, pages 315-316. →ISBN

Tocharian B[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cf. mit.

Noun[edit]

mīt ?

  1. honey