Latvian

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Etymology

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A verbalized form of saule (sun) (q.v.).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sauļot (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present sauļoju, sauļo, sauļo, past sauļoju)

  1. to expose (e.g., a body part) to sunrays and their effects
    jūrmalā viņi visu dienu sauļos savus ķermeņus, peldēsiesby the sea they will spend the whole day exposing their bodies to the sun (and) swimming
    skolnieces apsēdušās uz kāpnēm un, acis aizvērušas, sauļo sejasthe schoolgirls sat down on the stairs and, with their eyes closed, exposed their faces to the sun

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “tulks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN