Latvian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *spīd-, probably borrowed from Iranian.[1]

Verb

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spīdēt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present spīdu, spīdi, spīd, past spīdēju)

  1. to shine
  2. to beam
  3. to glitter
  4. to gleam
  5. to glisten
  6. to be likely
  7. to have prospects
  8. to be in the cards

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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