Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥Hbʰ-, a zero-grade of *(s)dʰerHbʰ- (to exert force). Cognate with Latvian dir̂bt (to walk fast), Proto-Germanic *derbaną (to work).[1]

Verb

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dìrbti (third-person present tense dìrba, third-person past tense dìrbo)

  1. to work[2]
  2. (colloquial, offensive) to make
    Ką čia dirbi?! - viską sugadinai!.. - dink! - What are you making here?! - you have ruined everything!.. - get the fuck off!

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “dirbti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 131
  2. ^ “dirbti” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

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