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aizliegt

aizliegt

Latvian

Verb

aizliegt tr., 1st conj., pres. aizliedzu, aizliedz, aizliedz, past aizliedzu

  1. to prohibit, to forbid (to not allow something to happen, to be done)
    aizliegt smēķēt darba telpās‎ ― to prohibit smoking at work
    aizliegt zvejot nārsta laikā‎ ― to prohibit fishing during the spawning season
    aizliegts ar likumu‎ ― prohibited by law
    dabas aizsardzības likums aizliedz vākt jebkuru ūdensputnu olas‎ ― the environment protection laws prohibits the collection of any waterfowl eggs
  2. to prohibit (to not allow access to, or the use or production of, something)
    aizliegt kodolieročus‎ ― to prohibit nuclear weapons
    aizliegtā literatūra‎ ― prohibited literature
    aizliegts auglis‎ ― forbidden fruit
    Latvijas ūdeņos ķert zivis ir atļauts... izņemot aizliegtās zonas‎ ― it is permitted to catch fish in Latvian waters... except (in) the restricted areas
  3. (dated) reject, refuse
    tu aplamnieks, kas aizliedz savu tēviju‎ ― you (are) an ignorant who rejects his own fatherland
    cerams, ka Reihvalda jaunkundze turpmāk neaizliedz savu tēvu‎ ― Miss Reihvalda will hopefully no longer reject her father

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References

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

Etymology

From aiz- +‎ liegt. Its original meaning was probably “to bend, to turn (away)” (possibly also influenced by liekt, which has these meanings), from which the current meaning “to prohibit, to forbid” could have evolved metaphorically, either via “turn (away)” > “not allow access (to something)” > “to prohibit (acess to something)” > “to prohibit (in general),” or via “to bend (something)” > “to prevent access (by bending something in front of it)” (cf. aizliegt ceļu “to restrict the way,” perhaps originally “to bend (a tree) so that it restricts access to the way”) > “to prohibit.”[1]

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