griezt
Pronunciation: [ɡrīɛ̄st]
“griezt” is a Latvian word. Its 20 meanings in English:
verb
- to turn, to spin (to move, to cause something to move in circular motion, around an axis)
- to turn, to whirl (to cause something to move in a whirl, swirl)
- to turn, to whirl, to dance in fast circles
- to turn (to change the position or the direction of motion of something)
- to turn (to reverse the orientation or configuration of something to its opposite)
- to turn, to turn around (to move (something) in all directions, from one side to another, to and fro (usually nervously)
- to turn (to point, to direct something to, at, against something else; also metaphorically, e.g., attention, a topic of conversation)
- to weave, to roll up (to make something by wrapping, rolling up, weaving something else)
- to turn, to bend, to twirl (to curve the shape of something; to produce something curved while growing)
- to wring, to twist (e.g., wet clothes) in order to force out the liquid
- to work, to make, to do something (important)
- to cut (to separate a part of something with a sharp tool)
- to cut
- to cut (to perform surgery; to remove surgically)
- to cut (to plow the soil)
- to cut, to mow
- to advance against something (an obstacle, etc.); to advance, leaving a mark on something
- to cut, to bite (to penetrate; to rub in a way that causes discomfort, pain; to cause discomfort, pain)
- to cut out, to carve; to engrave (to make something using a sharp instrument)
- to cut off, to separate, to take away
Etymology
From earlier *grenz-, from Proto-Baltic *grenž-, from Proto-Indo-European *grenǵ-, from the zero grade of Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn; to wind; to wreathe”) with an extra ǵ and an infix -n-. A minority opinion considers griezt (“to turn”) to have the same origin as griezt (“to cut”) (see below), with the circular motion meaning coming from certain ways of cutting. Cognates include…
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