slēpt
See also: slept
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Baltic *šlep-, *šlēp- (whence both slēpt and its dialectal variant slept), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlep-, *ḱlēp-, a variant of *klep- (related to the stem *gleb(ʰ)- (“to cover, to squeeze”), whence Latvian glābt, q.v.).The original meaning was “to cover (with one's hands),” from which “to not let others see (by covering with one's hands)” > “to hide.” Cognates include Lithuanian slė̃pti; from the parallel stem *klep-, also Old Prussian auklipts (“hidden”), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan, “to steal”), Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) (< *klépyō-), Latin clepō (“to steal, to listen secretly”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
slēpt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present slēpju, slēp, slēpj, past slēpu)
- to hide, to conceal (to put away (something, someone) so that others cannot see or find it, or to protect it from something)
- slēpt personiskās vēstules ― to hide personal letters, documents
- slēpt dokumentus ― to hide documents
- slēpt grāmatu aiz muguras ― to hide the book behind (one's) back
- slēpt seju aiz plīvura ― to hide (one's) face behind a veil
- slēpt acis no saules stariem ― to hide (one's) eyes from the sunrays
- vāvere savas pārtikas rezerves gatavo no zīlēm, riekstiem un čiekuriem, slēpjot tos zem koku saknēm, dobumos un sūnās ― the squirrel makes its food reserves with acorns, nuts and pine cones, (by) hiding them under tree roots and in holes and moss
- viņa slēpa galvu spilvenos ― she hid (her) face in the pillows
- viss ciems bija pārliecināts, ka Loginovs slēpj dēlu ― the whole village was convinced that Loginovs was hiding a son
- to hide, to conceal (to deliberately not reveal facts, activities, etc.)
- slēpt patiesību ― to hide the truth
- slēpt svarīgu informāciju ― to hide important information
- slēpt savu rīcību ― to hide, conceal one's actions
- kapteinis ir viltīgs, ar nolūku slēpis no manis īstās briesmas ― the captain is cunning, he intentionally hid the real dangers from me
- viņš jautāja par manu pagātni; neko neslēpdams, izstāstīju ― he asked about my past; not hiding anything, I told (everything)
- to hide, to conceal (to behave, to be made in such a way that one's feelings, thoughts, intentions etc. are not visible)
- slēpt bailes, dusmas ― to hide (one's) fear, anger
- slēpt pārdzīvojumu ― to hide experience(s)
- slēpt savu būtību ― to hide one's essence
- viņa bija atklāta un neslēpa aizdomas ― she was open and didn't hide (any) suspicion
- teātris drīkst akcentēt, atklāt jaunā gaismā tikai to, kas slēpts pašā darbā ― the theater may stress, reveal (under) a new light only that which is (already) hidden in the work itself
- (figuratively) to hide, to contain (something unknown, unsuspected)
- zeme savos dziļumos slēpj Baltijas bagātību: četras piektdaļas no visas pasaules dzintara krājumiem ― the earth hid in its depth the Baltic riches: four fifths of the world's amber deposits
Conjugation edit
conjugation of slēpt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | slēpju | slēpu | slēpšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | slēp | slēpi | slēpsi | slēp |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | slēpj | slēpa | slēps | lai slēpj |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | slēpjam | slēpām | slēpsim | slēpsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | slēpjat | slēpāt | slēpsiet, slēpsit |
slēpiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | slēpj | slēpa | slēps | lai slēpj |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | slēpjot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | slēpjošs | ||
| Past | esot slēpis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | slēpdams | ||
| Future | slēpšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | slēpjot | ||
| Imperative | lai slēpjot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | slēpjam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | slēpis | |||
| Present | slēptu | Present Passive | slēpjams | ||
| Past | būtu slēpis | Past Passive | slēpts | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāslēpj | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | slēpt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāslēpj | Negative Infinitive | neslēpt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāslēpjot | Verbal noun | slēpšana | ||
Derived terms edit
- prefixed verbs:
- other derived terms:
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “slēpt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN