Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (to pluck, harvest), a form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut, chop). Cognate with Latvian cìrpt (to shave), Proto-Slavic *čerpti (to scoop, draw (water, etc.)), Latin carpo (to seize), and, from *(s)ker-, a multitude of other derivatives.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kir̃pti (third-person present tense ker̃pa, third-person past tense kir̃po)

  1. to cut, chop (with scissors, etc.)
  2. to clip, shear

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “kirpti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 246-7