bildēt

Latvian

Etymology 1

Per Karulis, an intra-Baltic formation, an iterative of bilst, which, in turn, from bilt.[1] Per Derksen, formed as such already in PIE, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥d-.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [bilˀdeːˀt]

Verb

bil̂dêt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present bildu, bildi, bild, past bildēju)

  1. (dialectal) to say
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Etymology 2

From bilde + -ēt.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [bilːdeːˀt]

Verb

bil̃dêt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present bildēju, bildē, bildē, past bildēju)

  1. (colloquial) to take pictures, to photograph
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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “bildēt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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