[lʲæ̂ːmʲ.tʲɪ]
OriginCognate with Latvian lem̃t (“to decide, determine, predestine”), Old Prussian limtwei (“to break”). Further related to Proto-Slavic *lomìti (“to break”), which retains the original meaning of the root; see there for more. Semantic development could be mediated by an intermediate stage meaning "to separate, divide"; compare Latin dēcīdō, German entscheiden.
- to decide, determine
- to predestine
Formslémti(canonical) · lẽmia(present, third-person) · lė́mė(past, third-person) · lemiù(error-unrecognized-form) · lemi̇̀(error-unrecognized-form, second-person) · lẽmia(error-unrecognized-form) · lẽmiame(error-unrecognized-form) · lẽmiam(error-unrecognized-form) · lẽmiate(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · lẽmiat(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · lẽmia(error-unrecognized-form, plural, third-person) · lėmiaũ(error-unrecognized-form) · lėmei̇̃(error-unrecognized-form, second-person) · lė́mė(error-unrecognized-form) · lė́mėme(error-unrecognized-form) · lė́mėm(error-unrecognized-form) · lė́mėte(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · lė́mėt(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · lė́mė(error-unrecognized-form, plural, third-person) · lémdavau(error-unrecognized-form)
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