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skābt
skābt
Latvian
Verb
skābt intr., 1st conj., pres. skābstu, skābsti, skābst, past skābu
- (usually 3rd person) to become, go sour, acid
- piens siltumā skābst ― milk goes sour in the heat
- piens sācis skābt ― the milk has begun to go sour
- augsnēm ar lielu ūdens daudzumu ir pastiprināta tieksme skābt un kļūt nederīgām tādu kultūru audzēšanā, kas skābumu nepacieš ― soils with a large amount of water have an increased propensity to acidify and become unfit for those cultures that cannot endure acidity
- (of people) to become sour, surly, irritated, frustrated
- mājās ķildīga sieva lai skābst, / pilsonis ruma un mīlas slāpst ― let the peevish wife go sour at home, / a citizen is thirsty for love and rum
- bet vai tad ne no šā, ne no tā var tikai skābt? nebūt ne! ja vien cilvēks pēc dabas nav sirdīgs īgņa ― but should one really go sour not from this, not from that (= for no reason)? not at all! unless one is by nature a grumbler
Conjugation
conjugation of skābt
Derived terms
- prefixed verbs:
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- other derived terms:
- skābināt
Related terms
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “skābt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7