slēpt
See also slept
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *šlep-, *šlēp- (whence both slēpt and its dialectal variant slept), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlep-, *ḱlēp-, a variant of *klep- (related to the stem *gleb(ʰ)- (“to cover, to squeeze”), whence Latvian glābt, q.v.).The original meaning was “to cover (with one's hands),” from which “to not let others see (by covering with one's hands)” > “to hide.” Cognates include Lithuanian slė̃pti; from the parallel stem *klep-, also Old Prussian auklipts (“hidden”), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan, “to steal”), Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) (< *klépyō-), Latin clepō (“to steal, to listen secretly”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA: [slɛ̀ːpt]
Verb
slēpt tr., 1st conj., pres. slēpju, slēp, slēpj, past slēpu
- to hide, to conceal (to put away (something, someone) so that others cannot see or find it, or to protect it from something)
- slēpt personiskās vēstules — to hide personal letters, documents
- slēpt dokumentus — to hide documents
- slēpt grāmatu aiz muguras — to hide the book behind (one's) back
- slēpt seju aiz plīvura — to hide (one's) face behind a veil
- slēpt acis no saules stariem — to hide (one's) eyes from the sunrays
- vāvere savas pārtikas rezerves gatavo no zīlēm, riekstiem un čiekuriem, slēpjot tos zem koku saknēm, dobumos un sūnās — the squirrel makes its food reserves with acorns, nuts and pine cones, (by) hiding them under tree roots and in holes and moss
- viņa slēpa galvu spilvenos — she hid (her) face in the pillows
- viss ciems bija pārliecināts, ka Loginovs slēpj dēlu — the whole village was convinced that Loginovs was hiding a son
- to hide, to conceal (to deliberately not reveal facts, activities, etc.)
- slēpt patiesību — to hide the truth
- slēpt svarīgu informāciju — to hide important information
- slēpt savu rīcību — to hide, conceal one's actions
- kapteinis ir viltīgs, ar nolūku slēpis no manis īstās briesmas — the captain is cunning, he intentionally hid the real dangers from me
- viņš jautāja par manu pagātni; neko neslēpdams, izstāstīju — he asked about my past; not hiding anything, I told (everything)
- to hide, to conceal (to behave, to be made in such a way that one's feelings, thoughts, intentions etc. are not visible)
- slēpt bailes, dusmas — to hide (one's) fear, anger
- slēpt pārdzīvojumu — to hide experience(s)
- slēpt savu būtību — to hide one's essence
- viņa bija atklāta un neslēpa aizdomas — she was open and didn't hide (any) suspicion
- teātris drīkst akcentēt, atklāt jaunā gaismā tikai to, kas slēpts pašā darbā — the theater may stress, reveal (under) a new light only that which is (already) hidden in the work itself
- (figuratively) to hide, to contain (something unknown, unsuspected
- zeme savos dziļumos slēpj Baltijas bagātību: četras piektdaļas no visas pasaules dzintara krājumiem — the earth hid in its depth the Baltic riches: four fifths of the world's amber deposits
Conjugation
conjugation of slēpt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) |
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| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) |
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| 1st pers. sg. | es | slēpju | slēpu | slēpšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | slēp | slēpi | slēpsi | slēp |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | slēpj | slēpa | slēps | lai slēpj |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | slēpjam | slēpām | slēpsim | slēpsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | slēpjat | slēpāt | slēpsiet, slēpsit |
slēpiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | slēpj | slēpa | slēps | lai slēpj |
| CONJUNCTIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | slēpjot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | slēpjošs | ||
| Past | esot slēpis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | slēpdams | ||
| Future | slēpšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | slēpjot | ||
| Imperative | lai slēpjot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | slēpjam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | slēpis | |||
| Present | slēptu | Present Passive | slēpjams | ||
| Past | būtu slēpis | Past Passive | slēpts | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāslēpj | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | slēpt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāslēpj | Negative Infinitive | neslēpt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāslēpjot | Verbal noun | slēpšana | ||
Derived terms
- prefixed verbs:
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- other derived terms:
- slēpties
- slēptuve
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.