žibėti
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źibḗˀtei, cognate with Latvian zibēt (“to shine”). Further related to Latvian zibt (“to sparkle”), Latvian zibens (“lightning”).
Verb edit
žibė́ti (third-person present tense žìba, third-person past tense žibė́jo)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- žiẽbti (“to ignite, to start fire”)
- žaĩbas (“lightning”)
- žìbas, žỹbas (“glow”)
- žibintas (“a lantern”)
References edit
- “žibėti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- “žibėti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024