baidīt
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Baltic *baid-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyd-, the o grade of *bʰey-, *bʰī- “to hit, to pierce” with an extra d. (Synonym biedēt comes from the e grade form *bʰeyd-, i.e. etymologically biedēt and baidīt are parallel forms of the same stem.) Cognates include Lithuanian baidýti, baidìnti “to scare, to frighten” (for cognates from other forms of this stem, see biedēt).[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
baidīt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present baidu, baidi, baida, past baidīju)
- to scare, to frighten (to cause fear; to be a cause of fear)
- baidīt puiku ― to scare the boy
- baidīt zirgu, suni ― to scare the horse, the dog
- viņa bālās acis sāka bailīgi skraidīt un šaudīties kā irbes bērni, kurus baida vanags ― his pale eyes began to scurry and waver anxiously like little partridges scared by a hawk
- Mirjam, nebīstieties, kara nebūs... nevajag sevi baidīt, Mirjam ― Mirjama, don't be afraid, there will be no war... you shouldn't scare yourself, Mirjama
- viņus traucēja un baidīja uzmācīgie un ziņkārīgie skatieni ― they were disturbed and scared by the intrusive and curious looks
- jauna dzīve, kas viņu reizē vilināja un baidīja ― a new life that seduced and scared him at the same time
Conjugation edit
conjugation of baidīt
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- prefixed verbs:
- other derived terms:
Related terms edit
- baigs, baigums
- bail, bailes
- bailīgs, bailīgums, bailība
- bieds, biedēt, biedināt, biedēklis
- bikls, biklums, biklība
- bīties
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “baidīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN