krieti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Possibly akin to Proto-Slavic *krojiti (to cut off, to pattern), *krь(jь) (around), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (to split, to separate).

Verb

kriẽti (third-person present tense krẽja, third-person past tense krẽjo)

  1. (transitive) to wrap, to stretch, to expand, to develop
  2. (transitive) to fish

Conjugation

Conjugation of krieti
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 krejù kreji̇̀ krẽja krẽjame,
krẽjam
krẽjate,
krẽjat
krẽja
past krejaũ krejai̇̃ krẽjo krẽjome,
krẽjom
krẽjote,
krẽjot
krẽjo
past frequentative kriẽdavau kriẽdavai kriẽdavo kriẽdavome,
kriẽdavom
kriẽdavote,
kriẽdavot
kriẽdavo
future kriẽsiu kriẽsi kriẽs kriẽsime,
kriẽsim
kriẽsite,
kriẽsit
kriẽs
subjunctive kriẽčiau kriẽtum,
kriẽtumei
kriẽtų kriẽtumėme,
kriẽtumėm,
kriẽtume
kriẽtumėte,
kriẽtumėt
kriẽtų
imperative kriẽk,
kriẽki
tekrẽja,
tekrẽjie
kriẽkime,
kriẽkim
kriẽkite,
kriẽkit
tekrẽja,
tekrẽjie
Participles of krieti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present krẽjąs, krẽjantis krẽjamas
past krẽjęs kriẽtas
past frequentative kriẽdavęs
future kriẽsiąs, kriẽsiantis kriẽsimas
participle of necessity kriẽtinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis kriẽdamas
half-participle present krẽjant
past krẽjus
past frequentative kriẽdavus
future kriẽsiant
manner of action būdinys kriẽte, kriẽtinai
  • krai̇̃tis (dowry)
  • kri̇̀jas (type of ornament)
  • krijà (bow)
  • kriẽnas (horseradish) (possibly)

References

  • krieti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • krieti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012