sūkāt

See also sukat, and šukat

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb sūkt (to suck), of which it was originally the iterative form.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

sūkāt tr., 2nd conj., pres. sūkāju, sūkā, sūkā, past sūkāju

  1. to suck (to keep in one's mouth and make it wet with saliva, e.g. when preparing to swallow it, or to suck it several times)
    Tils Rūmnieks negribīgi sūkāja stjuartes piedāvāto konfekti — Tils Rūmnieks reluctantly sucked the candy offered by the stewardess
    Uldis guļ gultā un sūkā pudelīti — Uldis (the baby) lies in bed and sucks the little bottle
  2. to suck on, to suckle (to put in one's mouth and make suction, sucking motion)
    iebāž mutē mazu, sārtu pirkstu; sūkā to, bet pār apaļajiem vaigiem joprojām rit lielas, dzidras asaru lāses — (she) put in (her) mouth the little pink finger; she sucked (on) it, but on (her) round cheeks clear, big tear drops (slowly) flowed
  3. to suck several times
    Leksis bezrūpīgi sūkā papirosu — Leksis cheerfully sucked (his) cigarette

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (sucking in general): sūkt
  • (especially mother's milk): zīst

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.
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