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aicināt

aicināt

Latvian

Verb

aicināt

  1. 2nd person plural present indicative form of aicināt

aicināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. aicinu, aicini, aicina, past aicināju

  1. to invite (to call, to urge to come, e.g. in order to participate in something)
    aicināt ciemā‎ ― to invite to a visit
    ar rokas mājienu aicināt pie sevis‎ ― to invite with a wave of one's hand
    aicināt viesus pie galda‎ ― to invite the guests to the table
    aicināt palīgā‎ ― to call for help
    aicināt atpūsties‎ ― to invite to rest
    aicināt uz sapulci‎ ― to invite to a meeting
    aicināt uz cīņu‎ ― to invite, to call to a fight
    aicināt būt modriem‎ ― to invite, to call to be vigilant
    “ienāciet, lūdzu!” aicina Dagmāra viešņu‎ ― “come in, please,” Dagmara invites (her) visitor

Declension

Synonyms

  • (of "to ask, request"): lūgt
  • (of "to call"): saukt

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:
  • ataicināt
  • ieaicināt
  • izaudzināt
  • paaicināt
  • pieaicināt
  • saaicināt
  • uzaizināt
other derived terms:
  • aicinājums

References

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

Etymology

The majority view is that aicināt was originally the causative ( +‎ -ināt) form of a no longer existing Proto-Baltic verb stem *aik- (with k palatalized to c), from Proto-Indo-European *ai-, a variant of *ei- ‎(“to go”) (cf. iet) with an extra formative -k. The ei~ai variation, though unfrequent, is not unheard of (cf. Lithuanian eiklùs, dialectal aiklùs “fast goer, runner”, or Latvian iet “to go,” from earlier *eiti, and aidinieks ‎(“palfrey”))). The original meaning was thus “to make go/come,” hence “to invite.” A minority theory derives aicināt from the interjection ai in the sense of surprise and pleasure (at seeing one's guests).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aîtsinâːt]
  • IPA(key): [āītsinâːt]

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