vainot
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
vainot
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same stem as vaina (“guilt”), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb stem (ending -ot).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
vainot intr., 2nd conj., pres. vainoju, vaino, vaino, past vainoju
- to find (someone) guilty, to blame, to attribute guilt to (someone)
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vainot pašam sevi ― to blame oneself
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vainot kādu vai visos grēkos ― to blame someone for all sins
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tur neviens nav vainojams ― there is nobody to blame (lit. blamable) in that
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lomi nāca, bet vēl arvien pamazi; kapteinis vainoja zivju mistaru, ka tas neprot noteikt tīklu dziļumu ― (fish) catches came, but still gradually; the captain blamed the fish master for not knowing how to determine the depth of the net
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pulksteņi nav vainojami; lietiņa, rau, tāda, ka jūsējais rāda Maskavas laiku, bet manējais - Rietumeiropas... starpība: divas stundas ― the clocks are not to blame; a little thing like yours shows Moscow time, and mine - Western European... difference: two hours
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Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of vainot
Derived terms[edit]
- prefixed verbs:
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “vaina”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
