Latgalian

Verb

rīt

1. to bark

Latvian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rīːt]

Verb

rīt tr., 1st conj., pres. riju, rij, rij, past riju

1. to swallow, to gulp down

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From the same source as rīts, perhaps originally as the adverbial form of a related adjective. The meaning changed from “in the (following) morning” to “tomorrow” (cf. a similar case in Spanish mañana).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rîːt]

Adverb

rīt

1. tomorrow (in the day after today)

   rīt no rīta‎ ― tomorrow morning

   mans atvaļinājums ir beidzies... rīt atkal jābūt darbā‎ ― my vacation is over... tomorrow (I) will have to be at work again

   kad Lita rīt atvērs acis, vectēvs un tēvs būs tālu jūrā‎ ― when Lita opens her eyes tomorrow, grandfather and father will be far away at sea

2. (by extension) in the near future

   stiprāki pamati, drošāki tilti, straujākas mašīnas jārada rīt!‎ ― stronger fundaments, safer bridges, faster machines must be created tomorrow!

Usage notes

Rīt is an adverb, meaning “tomorrow,” whereas rītdiena is a noun, meaning “(the day of) tomorrow.” Rīts, on the other hand, is a noun, meaning “morning.” The corresponding locative rītā can mean both “in the morning” (more frequently: no rīta) and “tomorrow” (more frequently: rīt).

Synonyms

• rītā

Antonyms

• vakar

Derived terms

• aizparīt
• parīt, parīts, parītdiena
• rītdiena

Related terms

• rīts

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “rīts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7