Italian

Adjective

lieti

1. masculine plural of lieto

Anagrams

• etili

Latvian

Noun

lieti m

1. nominative plural form of lietus
2. accusative plural form of lietus

Lithuanian

Etymology

• From Proto-Balto-Slavic *leʔi-^[1], from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁i-^[1]. Cognate with Latvian liet^[1], Old Prussian pralieton^[1], Russian лить ‎(litʹ)^[1] and Ancient Greek λείβω ‎(leíbō)^[1].

Pronunciation

• (líeti) IPA^(key): [ˈlʲɪ̂ət̪ʲɪ]
• (liẽti) IPA^(key): [ˈlʲɪət̪ʲɪ]
• (lietì) IPA^(key): [lʲɪəˈt̪ʲɪ]

Verb

líeti ‎(third-person present tense líeja, third-person past tense líejo) ^[2]

1. (transitive) to pour^[3]

   vandenį lieti - to pour water

2. (transitive) to spread (light etc.)
3. (transitive) to lay (eggs)

   Višta liejo kiaušinius.

   A hen laid eggs.

Verb

liẽti ‎(third-person present tense liẽja, third-person past tense liẽjo) ^[4]

1. (transitive) to cast (metal)
2. (transitive) to make (cheese or candle)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to pour): pilti
• (to spread): skleisti
• (to lay): dėti

Derived terms

• (verbal noun) liejìmas m

Related terms

(Verbs)

• lydyti
• lyti

(Noun)

• lietus m

Participle

lietì m ‎(past passive)

1. masculine plural nominative form of lietas.

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6, page 280
2. ↑ “líeti” in Juozas Balčikonis [et al.] (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
3. ↑ “lieti” in Victoria Martsinkyavitshute (2012), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian, Seventh printing. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-7818-0151-5
4. ↑ “liẽti” in Balčikonis, op. cit.