[slɛ̀ːpt]
CilmeFrom Proto-Baltic *šlep-, *šlēp- (whence both slēpt and its dialectal variant slept), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlep-, *ḱlēp-, a variant of *klep- (related to the stem *gleb(ʰ)- (“to cover, to squeeze”), whence Latvian glābt, q.v.).The original meaning was “to cover (with one's hands),” from which “to not let others see (by covering with one's hands)” > “to hide.” Cognates include Lithuanian slė̃pti; from the parallel stem *klep-, also Old Prussian auklipts (“hidden”), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan, “to steal”), Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) (< *klépyō-), Latin clepō (“to steal, to listen secretly”).
- transitiveto hide, to conceal (to put away (something, someone) so that others cannot see or find it, or to protect it from something)
“slēpt personiskās vēstules” — to hide personal letters, documents
“slēpt dokumentus” — to hide documents
“slēpt grāmatu aiz muguras” — to hide the book behind (one's) back
- transitiveto hide, to conceal (to deliberately not reveal facts, activities, etc.)
“slēpt patiesību” — to hide the truth
“slēpt svarīgu informāciju” — to hide important information
“slēpt savu rīcību” — to hide, conceal one's actions
- transitiveto hide, to conceal (to behave, to be made in such a way that one's feelings, thoughts, intentions etc. are not visible)
“slēpt bailes, dusmas” — to hide (one's) fear, anger
“slēpt pārdzīvojumu” — to hide experience(s)
“slēpt savu būtību” — to hide one's essence
- figuratively, transitiveto hide, to contain (something unknown, unsuspected)
“zeme savos dziļumos slēpj Baltijas bagātību: četras piektdaļas no visas pasaules dzintara krājumiem” — the earth hid in its depth the Baltic riches: four fifths of the world's amber deposits
Formasconjugation(first-person) · slēpju(present) · slēp(present) · slēpj(present) · slēpu(past) · es(first-person, indicative, singular) · slēpju(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · slēpu(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · slēpšu(first-person, future, indicative, singular) · -(first-person, imperative, singular) · tu(indicative, second-person, singular) · slēp(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · slēpi(indicative, past, second-person, singular) · slēpsi(future, indicative, second-person, singular) · slēp(imperative, second-person, singular) · viņš(indicative, singular, third-person) · viņa(indicative, singular, third-person) · slēpj(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · slēpa(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · slēps(future, indicative, singular, third-person)