tulkot

      Latvian

      Etymology

      A verbalized form of tulks (translator, interpreter) (q.v.), first attested in 18th-century sources.[1]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: [tūlkuôt]
      Headset icon.svg This entry needs audio files. If you have a microphone, please record some and upload them. (For audio required quickly, visit WT:APR.)

      Verb

      tulkot tr., 2nd conj., pres. tulkoju, tulko, tulko, past tulkoju

      1. to translate (to change, transfer text, sentences, words, etc. from one language into another)
        tulkot no oriģināla — to translate from the original
        tulkot grāmatu latviski — to translate a book (into) Latvian
        tulkot rakstu angļu valodā — to translate an article into the English language
        tulkotā literatūratranslated literature
        tulkojošā vārdnīca — bilingual (lit. translating) dictionary
      2. to interpret, to explain, to understand (the meaning of something)
        tulkot zemtekstu — to interpret, explain the subtext
        kā lai tādu pareģojumu tulko? — how should one interpret such a prophecy?

      Conjugation

      Derived terms

      Related terms

      References

      1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.
      ↑Jump back a section

      Read in another language

      This page is available in 4 languages

      Last modified on 10 December 2012, at 12:53