ginti

See also: ģintī and ģinti

Aromanian

Noun

ginti f

  1. alternative form of gintã

Lithuanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Balto-Slavic, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-.[1][2]

Cognate with Latvian dzīt,[2] Old Prussian guntwei,[2] Polish gnać (to rush),[2][3] Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, to kill)[2] and Sanskrit हन्ति (hánti, to slay).[2] See also ganýti (to graze).

Pronunciation

Audio; giñti:(file)

Verb

giñti (third-person present tense gẽna, third-person past tense gi̇̀nė) [4]

  1. (transitive) to drive (especially animals)
  2. to chase
Conjugation
Conjugation of ginti
singular vienaskaita plural daugiskaita
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
tu jis/ji mes jūs jie/jos
indicative present genu geni gena gename,
genam
genate,
genat
gena
past giniau ginei ginė ginėme,
ginėm
ginėte,
ginėt
ginė
past frequentative gindavau gindavai gindavo gindavome,
gindavom
gindavote,
gindavot
gindavo
future ginsiu ginsi gins ginsime,
ginsim
ginsite,
ginsit
gins
subjunctive ginčiau gintum gintų gintumėme,
gintumėm,
gintume
gintumėte,
gintumėt
gintų
imperative gink,
ginki
tegena ginkime,
ginkim
ginkite,
ginkit
tegena
Participles of ginti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present genąs, genantis genamas
past ginęs gintas
past frequentative gindavęs
future ginsiąs, ginsiantis ginsimas
participle of necessity gintinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis gindamas
half-participle present genant
past ginus
past frequentative gindavus
future ginsiant
manner of action būdinys ginte, gintinai
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • (verbal noun) ginimas m
Prefixed verbs
  • gynėti
  • išginti
  • nuginti
  • parginti
  • suginti
  • užginti
  • gainioti
    • (reflexive) gainiotis

Participle

ginti̇̀ m (past passive)

  1. nominative masculine plural of giñtas

Etymology 2

Probably the same as Etymology 1, though the origin of the acute tone is unclear.[5]

Pronunciation

Audio; gi̇̀nti:(file)

Verb

gi̇̀nti (third-person present tense gi̇̀na, third-person past tense gýnė) [6]

  1. (transitive) to defend[7]
  2. to prohibit
Conjugation
Conjugation of ginti
singular vienaskaita plural daugiskaita
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
tu jis/ji mes jūs jie/jos
indicative present ginù gini̇̀ gi̇̀na gi̇̀name,
gi̇̀nam
gi̇̀nate,
gi̇̀nat
gi̇̀na
past gýnau gýnai gýno gýnome,
gýnom
gýnote,
gýnot
gýno
past frequentative giñdavau giñdavai giñdavo giñdavome,
giñdavom
giñdavote,
giñdavot
giñdavo
future giñsiu giñsi giñs giñsime,
giñsim
giñsite,
giñsit
giñs
subjunctive giñčiau giñtum giñtų giñtumėme,
giñtumėm,
giñtume
giñtumėte,
giñtumėt
giñtų
imperative giñk,
giñki
tegi̇̀na giñkime,
giñkim
giñkite,
giñkit
tegi̇̀na
Participles of ginti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present gi̇̀nąs, gi̇̀nantis gi̇̀namas
past gýnęs giñtas
past frequentative giñdavęs
future giñsiąs, giñsiantis giñsimas
participle of necessity giñtinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis giñdamas
half-participle present gi̇̀nant
past gýnus
past frequentative giñdavus
future giñsiant
manner of action būdinys giñte, giñtinai
Synonyms
Derived terms