[tɛ̀ikt]
CilmeFrom Proto-Baltic *teyk-, apparently from Proto-Indo-European *tek-, *tēk- (“to stretch (hands), to grab”). Semantic evolution: “to stretch one's arms, hands” → “to grab, to catch; to ask for (with a hand gesture)” → “to say something while asking for something, to ask for something orally” → “to say” (compare the meaning of Danish tigge, Old Swedish þiggia (“to get, to grab; to ask for”)). Cognates include Lithuanian teĩkti (“to wish; to give”) (dialectally also “to say, to tell, to inform”), tei̇̃gti, téigti (“to assert, to say”).
- transitiveto say, to tell (to express something, especially something short, orally)
“teikt dažus vārdus” — to say a few words
“teikt patiesību” — to tell the truth
“teikt, sacīt labrītu (labdienu, labvakaru)” — to say good morning (good day, good evening)
- transitiveto say, to tell (to make something known, to inform about something)
“ja kādu satiec, teic savu nelaimi un tiksi no tās vaļā” — if you meet, run into someone, tell (him) your misfortune and you will get rid of it
- transitiveto say, to tell, to order, to warn
““es jums teicu: ejiet ārā no veikala!” pārdevēja pacēla balsi” — “I told you: get out of the store!” the saleswoman raised her voice
“cik reižu nav teikts: mācies svešvalodas” — how many times is it said: learn foreign languages
- transitiveto say (to have and/or to express an opinion; to express something in a work of art, or in a written text)
“teikt, sacīt savu vārdu” — to tell one's opinion (lit. to say one's word)
““kas teica, ka tā būs atgriešanās pie individuālajām metodēm!” domāja Arturs” — “who/what said that this will be a return to individual methods!” Arturs thought
- transitiveit must be said, it must be admitted, I have to say (that...)
““bet jāteic”, vēzis turpināja, “ka, arī no ūdens izrauti, mani brāļi nekrita izmisumā”” — “but I have to say,” the crayfish continued, “that, even pulled out of the water, my brothers did not fall into despair”
- figuratively, transitiveto say (to express non-orally, with one's actions, facial expressions, etc.)
“viņš paskatījās uz savu vecāko dēlu ar tādu skatienu, kas nepārprotami teica: “vajadzētu ņemt siksnu”” — he looked at his eldest son with a look that clearly said: “(I) should get (my) belt (to hit you)”
- figuratively, transitiveto say (to be, to happen in such a way that some conclusion or information can be deduced, obtained)
“katrs nams, kad to apskatīja no augšas līdz apakšai, teica kaut ko jaunu” — each house, when one looked at it from top to bottom, said something new
- transitiveto not reproach, to not condemn, to not complain (lit. to say nothing)
“šoreiz viņa nekā neteica par visām meitenēm, kas staigā bez galvassegām” — this time she said nothing about all the girls who were walking around without headgear
- transitiveto call, to consider (something as something else)
“visā pagastā Jāni ar Latiņu teic par laimīgu pāri” — in the whole parish (people) say (= call) Jānis and Latiņa a happy couple
“un man ir vienalga, ka bērza malku stiprāku teic” — and I don't care that they say (= consider) birch wood stronger
- transitiveto praise, to exalt
“dažu rudeni, dažu pavasari Silabriedis pat teica dievu, kad ar muižu nepalika parādā” — some autumn(s), some spring(s) Silabridis even praised god when the manor did not go in debt
Formasconjugation(first-person) · teicu(present) · teic(present) · teicu(past) · es(first-person, indicative, singular) · teicu(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · teicu(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · teikšu(first-person, future, indicative, singular) · -(first-person, imperative, singular) · tu(indicative, second-person, singular) · teic(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · teici(indicative, past, second-person, singular) · teiksi(future, indicative, second-person, singular) · teic(imperative, second-person, singular) · viņš(indicative, singular, third-person) · viņa(indicative, singular, third-person) · teic(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · teica(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · teiks(future, indicative, singular, third-person) · lai teic(imperative, singular, third-person)