zīdināt

Latvian

Etymology

From zīst (past stem: zīd-) (to suckle) +‎ -ināt.

Pronunciation

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Verb

zīdināt

  1. (rare form) 2nd person plural present indicative form of zīdināt

zīdināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. zīdinu, zīdini, zīdina, past zīdināju

  1. (rare) to nurse, to breastfeed
    dažreiz Anniņa ar lelli pavada kaķeni, kad tā iet uz mājām zīdināt savus kaķēnus — sometimes Anniņa with (her) doll accompanied the cat when she went back home to nurse her kittens

Conjugation

Usage notes

The synonym zīdīt is much more frequently used than zīdināt.

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