labrīts

• (rare form) labsrīts

From labrīt (“good morning”), made into a masculine first-declension noun (ending in -s).

• IPA^(key): [labɾîːts]

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labrīts m (1st declension)

1. good morning (the name of the early morning greeting labrīt)

   (pa)dot labrītu ― to give (= say) good morning

   teikt labrītu ― to say good morning

   atņemt labrītu ― to take, accept a good morning

   Edzis nekad neaizmirst pacelt cepuri, kad saka labrītu ― Edzis never forgets to take off his hat when (he) says good morning

   kad Ieva nes traukus virtuvē, parādās Uldis un dod labrītu ― when Ieva is bringing the dishes to the kitchen, Uldis shows himself and gives (= says) good morning

• (used before evening): labdiena
• (used in the evening): labvakars

• labrīt