gauti
See also: Gauti
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gáuˀtei, *gū́ˀtei. Cognate with Latvian gaut, gūt (“to catch, gain”) and (per Trubačev) Proto-Slavic *gyti, *guviti (“to acquire”). Outside of Balto-Slavic, likely related to Avestan 𐬔𐬏𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (gūnaoiti, “to supply”).
Tentatively further compared with Proto-Celtic *boudi (“booty, loot”), of disputed origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡä̂ˑʊ̯tʲɪ]
Verb
gáuti (third-person present tense gáuna, third-person past tense gãvo)[1][2]
- (transitive) to get, to obtain, to gain (+ accusative)
- (transitive) to derive
Conjugation
Conjugation of gauti
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person (pirmasis asmuo) | 2nd person (antrasis asmuo) | 3rd person (trečiasis asmuo) | 1st person (pirmasis asmuo) | 2nd person (antrasis asmuo) | 3rd person (trečiasis asmuo) | |||
| aš | tu | jis/ji | mes | jūs | jie/jos | |||
| indicative (tiesioginė nuosaka) | present (esamasis laikas) | gáunu | gáuni | gáuna | gáuname, gáunam | gáunate, gáunat | gáuna | |
| past (būtasis kartinis laikas) | gavaũ | gavaĩ | gãvo | gãvome, gãvom | gãvote, gãvot | gãvo | ||
| past frequentative (būtasis dažninis laikas) | gáudavau | gáudavai | gáudavo | gáudavome, gáudavom | gáudavote, gáudavot | gáudavo | ||
| future (būsimasis laikas) | gáusiu | gáusi | gáus | gáusime, gáusim | gáusite, gáusit | gáus | ||
| subjunctive (tariamoji nuosaka) | gáučiau | gáutum | gáutų | gáutumėme, gáutumėm, gáutume | gáutumėte, gáutumėt | gáutų | ||
| imperative (liepiamoji nuosaka) | — | gáuk, gáuki | tegáuna | gáukime, gáukim | gáukite, gáukit | tegáuna | ||
Participles of gauti
| Adjectival (dalyviai) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| active | passive | ||
| present | gáunąs, gáunantis | gáunamas | |
| past | gãvęs | gáutas | |
| past frequentative | gáudavęs | — | |
| future | gáusiąs, gáusiantis | gáusimas | |
| participle of necessity | — | gáutinas | |
| Adverbial | |||
| special (pusdalyvis) | gáudamas | ||
| half-participle (padalyviai) | present | gáunant | |
| past | gãvus | ||
| past frequentative | gáudavus | ||
| future | gáusiant | ||
| manner of action (būdinys) | gáute, gáutinai | ||
Derived terms
- antsigauti
- apgauti
- atgauti
- dagauti
- įgauti
- išgauti
- nugauti
- pagauti
- pargauti
- pergauti
- pragauti
- prigauti
- sugauti
- užgauti
Related terms
- gavùs, gautìnis (“received”)
- gausà (“abundance”)
References
- “gauti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- “gauti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023