Latvian

Verb

dancināt

1. 2nd person plural present indicative form of dancināt

dancināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. dancinu, dancini, dancina, past dancināju

1. (dated) to invite to dance, to lead while dancing, to dance with (someone)

   dancināt visas meitas pēc kārtas‎ ― to dance with all women one after the other

   sestdienas vakaros tepat pie lielajām apsēm puiši meitas dancināja, ka brunči vien pa gaisu plīvoja‎ ― Friday night the boys danced with the girls right here, by the big aspen trees

2. (colloquial) to cause to dance (or to jump, to move fast)

   gans dancinājis velnu‎ ― the shepherd made the devil dance

   dancināt kumeļu‎ ― to make the colt dance (= trot with a dancing gate, raising its legs)

   dancināt pātagu‎ ― to make the whip dance (+ to move it quickly, as if whipping someone)

3. (colloquial) to make someone carry out several tasks, orders, whims

   Udris bieži gāja restorānos un ar sevišķu prieku dancināja sulaiņus‎ ― Udris often went to restaurants and with special pleasure made the servants dance (= work)

Conjugation

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

• izdancināt
• padancināt

Related terms

• dancis
• dancot

See also

• dejot