ziemot
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as ziema (“winter”), made into a second conjugation verb (ending -ot).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zìɛmuôt]
Verb
ziemot (intr., 2nd conj., pres. ziemoju, ziemo, ziemo, past ziemoju)
- to winter, to overwinter (to stay, to continue living somewhere during winter; to spend the winter somewhere)
- bites šogad labi ziemojuasš ― the bees have wintered well this year
- zināmas apmēram 420 vietas, kur regulāri vai neregulāri ziemo pīles ― 420 places are known where ducks regularly or irregularly winter
- gulbji neiet projām, gulbji paliek ziemot ― swans do not go away, swans stay for the winter (lit. stay to winter)
- ekspedicija ziemoja pola tuvumā ― the expedition spent the winter near the pole
- (of plants) to winter, to overwinter (to keep the capacity to grow during winter)
- ziemojošas lauksaimniecības kultūras ― overwintering crops
- sīpoli labi ziemo, ja tiem līdz salam paspējušas izveidoties saknes ― onions winter well, if they had time to develop roots before (the time of) frosts
Conjugation
conjugation of ziemot
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) | Past (pagātne) | Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | ziemoju | ziemoju | ziemošu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | ziemo | ziemoji | ziemosi | ziemo |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | ziemo | ziemoja | ziemos | lai ziemo |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | ziemojam | ziemojām | ziemosim | ziemosim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | ziemojat | ziemojāt | ziemosiet, ziemosit | ziemojiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | ziemo | ziemoja | ziemos | lai ziemo |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | ziemojot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | ziemojošs | ||
| Past | esot ziemojis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | ziemodams | ||
| Future | ziemošot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | ziemojot | ||
| Imperative | lai ziemojot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | ziemojam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | ziemojis | |||
| Present | ziemotu | Present Passive | — | ||
| Past | būtu ziemojis | Past Passive | — | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāziemo | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | ziemot | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāziemo | Negative Infinitive | neziemot | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāziemojot | Verbal noun | ziemošana | ||
Related terms
- ziema
- Ziemassvētki, Ziemsvētki
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “ziema”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN