teikt
Pronunciation: [tɛ̀ikt]
“teikt” is a Latvian word. Its 10 meanings in English:
verb
- to say, to tell (to express something, especially something short, orally)
- to say, to tell (to make something known, to inform about something)
- to say, to tell, to order, to warn
- to say (to have and/or to express an opinion; to express something in a work of art, or in a written text)
- it must be said, it must be admitted, I have to say (that...)
- to say (to express non-orally, with one's actions, facial expressions, etc.)
- to say (to be, to happen in such a way that some conclusion or information can be deduced, obtained)
- to not reproach, to not condemn, to not complain (lit. to say nothing)
- to call, to consider (something as something else)
- to praise, to exalt
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *teyk-, apparently from Proto-Indo-European *tek-, *tēk- (“to stretch (hands), to grab”). Semantic evolution: “to stretch one's arms, hands” → “to grab, to catch; to ask for (with a hand gesture)” → “to say something while asking for something, to ask for something orally” → “to say” (compare the meaning of Danish tigge, Old Swedish þiggia (“to get, to grab; to ask for”)).…
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