[ˈɡulɛ̂ːt]
CilmeFrom the same stem as the verb gult (“to lie down”), of which it was originally the iterative (and possibly causative) form, from Proto-Indo-European *gwel- (“dwelling-place, hole”), see also Lithuanian guolis (“resting place”).
Originally it was an i-stem, as can be seen in dialectal forms like gulim, gulit instad of guļam, guļat. Cognates include Lithuanian gulė́ti, Sudovian gułd (< *gult).
- intransitive, irregularto sleep, to be asleep
“gulēt visu nakti” — to sleep the whole night
“saldi gulēt” — to sleep sweetly (= deeply)
“gulēt saldā miegā, saldu miegu” — to sleep a sweet (= deep) sleep
- intransitive, irregularto lie down (to be in horizontal position)
“gulēt uz sāniem” — to lie down sideways, on one's side
“gulēt uz muguras” — to lie on one's back
“gulēt ar vaļējām acīm” — to lie down with one's eyes open
- intransitive, irregularto lie in bed because of sickness; to be bedridden
“gulēt ar gripu” — to be sick (lit. lie) with the flu
“gulēt ar plaušu karsoni” — to be sick (lit. lie) with pneumonia
“gulēt nesamaņā” — to lie unconscious
- intransitive, irregularto lie, to rest (to be buried in a grave)
“gulēt mūžīgā miegā” — to lie in eternal sleep (= to be dead)
“gulēt zem (zaļām) velēnām” — to lie under the (green) grass
“tēvs guļ smilšu kalniņā” — father lies/rests in the sand hill
- intransitive, irregularto lie (on the ground)
“parastās, gulošās tomātu šķirnes” — a common, lying (on the ground) variety of tomato
- intransitive, irregularto lie, to be in a lying position
“uz galda guļ maizes klaips” — on the table (there) lies a loaf of bread
“šķūnī guļ pērnais siens” — in the barn (there) lies last year's hay
“viņa jau jūt, ka smaga roka guļ uz viņas pleca” — she felt that a heavy hand (was) lying on her shoulder
- intransitive, irregularto lie (idle), to not be in use
“ceļu un transporta trūkuma dēļ neskartas guļ milzu bagātības” — due to lack of roads and transportation, giant wealth lies untouched (under the ground)
“viņš iegriezās zvejnieku savienības veikalā un apskatījās, kādas preces guļ plauktos” — he came into the fishermen union shop and checked which goods were lying on the shelves
- intransitive, irregularto spread over, to occupy (a place)
“pāri pilsētai gulēja nomākusies debess” — over the city a cloudy sky lay (= hovered, spread)
“virs upes jau gulēja sniega ūdeņi” — on the river the snow water was lying
“pār kalniem gulēja tumsa kā jūra pār koraļļu rifiem” — the darkness lay over the hills like the sea over coral reefs
Formasgulêt(canonical) · conjugation(third-person) · guļu(present) · guli(present) · guļ(present) · gulēju(past) · es(first-person, indicative, singular) · guļu(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · gulēju(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · gulēšu(first-person, future, indicative, singular) · -(first-person, imperative, singular) · tu(indicative, second-person, singular) · guli(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · gulēji(indicative, past, second-person, singular) · gulēsi(future, indicative, second-person, singular) · guli(imperative, second-person, singular) · viņš(indicative, singular, third-person) · viņa(indicative, singular, third-person) · guļ(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · gulēja(indicative, past, singular, third-person)