dingti

See also: dǐngtì

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the zero-grade of the root of deñgti (cover, conceal). Cognate with Latvian diñgt (to be quiet, control oneself).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɪŋk.tʲɪ/

Verb

diñgti (third-person present tense diñgsta, third-person past tense diñgo)

  1. (intransitive) to disappear, vanish, go away
    Diñk mán i̇̀š akių̃! - Get out of my sight!
  2. (intransitive) get away; find a place for oneself
    Mán jaũ nėrà kur̃ diñgti. - I have no way out now.
    Àš pirtiẽs vakarýkščios võs gyvà) - nèt nežinaũ kur̃ diñgti. - I am half dead after last night's sauna; I don't even know what to do with myself.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dingti
singular vienaskaita plural daugiskaita
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
tu jis/ji mes jūs jie/jos
indicative present dingstù dingsti̇̀ diñgsta diñgstame,
diñgstam
diñgstate,
diñgstat
diñgsta
past dingaũ dingai̇̃ diñgo diñgome,
diñgom
diñgote,
diñgot
diñgo
past frequentative diñgdavau diñgdavai diñgdavo diñgdavome,
diñgdavom
diñgdavote,
diñgdavot
diñgdavo
future diñgsiu diñgsi diñgs diñgsime,
diñgsim
diñgsite,
diñgsit
diñgs
subjunctive diñgčiau diñgtum,
diñgtumei
diñgtų diñgtumėme,
diñgtumėm,
diñgtume
diñgtumėte,
diñgtumėt
diñgtų
imperative diñk,
diñki
tediñgsta,
tediñgstie
diñkime,
diñkim
diñkite,
diñkit
tediñgsta,
tediñgstie
Participles of dingti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present diñgstąs, diñgstantis diñgstamas
past diñgęs diñgtas
past frequentative diñgdavęs
future diñgsiąs, diñgsiantis diñgsimas
participle of necessity diñgtinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis diñgdamas
half-participle present diñgstant
past diñgus
past frequentative diñgdavus
future diñgsiant
manner of action būdinys diñgte, diñgtinai

Synonyms

  • (disappear): išnykti, žūti, prapulti
  • (find a place): dėtis, rasti vietą

Derived terms

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “dingti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 130-131