sprogti
Lithuanian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian sprâgt (“to burst, to blast”). Perhaps from a g-extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)perH- (“to trample, to spurn”) > *sprh₂eg- (“to crack, to bust”), akin to Proto-Slavic *pьrga (“pollen, bloom”), Proto-Germanic *sprekaną (“to speak”), Ancient Greek σφρᾱγῑ́ς (sphrāgī́s, “seal”), σφαραγέομαι (spharagéomai, “to crackle, to sizzle”).
Possibly further akin to Lithuanian spragė́ti (“to click”).
Verb
sprógti (third-person present tense sprógsta, third-person past tense sprógo)
- (intransitive) to explode, to blow up, to shatter
- (intransitive) to burst, to crack
- Synonym: plýšti
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- sprogdìnti (“to burst”)
- sprogmuõ (“explosive device”)
- sprógalas (“explosive material”)
Related terms
- sprogà (“burst, explosion”)
Further reading
- “sprogti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2022
- “sprogti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2022
- “sprogti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012