statyti

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (to stand). Cognate with Latvian statît (to place), Old Prussian preistattinnimai; also related to Ancient Greek στατός (statós, standing), Latin status.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̪t̪ɐˈt̪ʲîː.t̪ɪ/

Verb

statýti (third-person present tense stãto, third-person past tense stãtė)

  1. (transitive) to erect, place upright
    statyti stulpąto erect a pole
  2. (transitive) to put, place, position
    statyti žvakę ant staloto place a candle on a table
  3. (transitive) to construct, build
    statyti namąto build a house

Conjugation

Conjugation of statyti
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 stataũ statai̇̃ stãto stãtome,
stãtom
stãtote,
stãtot
stãto
past stačiaũ statei̇̃ stãtė stãtėme,
stãtėm
stãtėte,
stãtėt
stãtė
past frequentative statýdavau statýdavai statýdavo statýdavome,
statýdavom
statýdavote,
statýdavot
statýdavo
future statýsiu statýsi statỹs statýsime,
statýsim
statýsite,
statýsit
statỹs
subjunctive statýčiau statýtum,
statýtumei
statýtų statýtumėme,
statýtumėm,
statýtume
statýtumėte,
statýtumėt
statýtų
imperative statýk,
statýki
testãto,
testãtai
statýkime,
statýkim
statýkite,
statýkit
testãto,
testãtai
Participles of statyti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present stãtąs, stãtantis stãtomas
past stãtęs statýtas
past frequentative statýdavęs
future statýsiąs, statýsiantis statýsimas
participle of necessity statýtinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis statýdamas
half-participle present stãtant
past stãtius
past frequentative statýdavus
future statýsiant
manner of action būdinys statýte, statýtinai
prefixed forms of statyti

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “statýti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 598

Further reading

  • statyti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • statyti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “statýti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 897