zvejot
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From the same Proto-Baltic stem *žuw- as zveja (“fishing”), made into a second conjugation verb (ending -ot). It probably replaced an earlier verb *žūt, directly derived from *žuw-; cf. Lithuanian žvejoti (“to fish”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
zvejot (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present zvejoju, zvejo, zvejo, past zvejoju)
- to fish (to catch fish or other maritime animals (or also other maritime objects), with fishing tools, e.g., net, fishing rod, etc.)
- zvejot jūrā, ezerā, upē ― to fish in the sea, in a lake, in a river
- te mēs ar tīklu jedām zvejojām stores ― there we fished sturgeon with a fishing net
- literatūrā ir norādes, ka arī Latvijā kādreiz zvejotas pērles ― in the literature there are indications that also in Latvia pearls were once hunted (lit. fished)
- (colloquial) to fish (to remove something from a liquid)
- zvejot ar karoti biezumus no zupas ― to fish (= remove) lumps from the soup with a spoon
- kokus ar ķeksi zvejot laukā no ūdens ― to fish tree (trunks, timber) out of the water with a cant hook / boathook
Conjugation edit
conjugation of zvejot
Synonyms edit
- (with fishing rod): makšķerēt
Derived terms edit
- prefixed verbs:
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zvejot”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN