baidīt

From Proto-Baltic *baid-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyd-, the o grade of *bʰey-, *bʰī- “to hit, to pierce” with an extra d. (Synonym biedēt comes from the e grade form *bʰeyd-, i.e. etymologically biedēt and baidīt are parallel forms of the same stem.) Cognates include Lithuanian baidýti, baidi̇̀nti “to scare, to frighten” (for cognates from other forms of this stem, see biedēt).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [bāīdîːt]

• IPA^(key): [bâjdîːt]

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baidīt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present baidu, baidi, baida, past baidīju)

1. to scare, to frighten (to cause fear; to be a cause of fear)

   baidīt puiku ― to scare the boy

   baidīt zirgu, suni ― to scare the horse, the dog

   viņa bālās acis sāka bailīgi skraidīt un šaudīties kā irbes bērni, kurus baida vanags ― his pale eyes began to scurry and waver anxiously like little partridges scared by a hawk

   Mirjam, nebīstieties, kara nebūs... nevajag sevi baidīt, Mirjam ― Mirjama, don't be afraid, there will be no war... you shouldn't scare yourself, Mirjama

   viņus traucēja un baidīja uzmācīgie un ziņkārīgie skatieni ― they were disturbed and scared by the intrusive and curious looks

   jauna dzīve, kas viņu reizē vilināja un baidīja ― a new life that seduced and scared him at the same time

• biedēt
• biedināt
• draudēt

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other derived terms:

• baidīties