telefonēt

From the stem of telefons (q.v.), made into a second-conjugation verb (ending -ēt).

telefonēt (transitive or intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present telefonēju, telefonē, telefonē, past telefonēju)

1. to phone, to call by phone

   telefonēt, ka apspriede atlikta ― to phone (= to tell by phone) that the meeting (was) postponed

   es jau biju sataisījies iziet, ja telefonētu minūti vēlāk, manis mājās vairs nebūtu ― I was ready to leave, if (he) had called a minute later, I wouldn't have been home anymore

• telefonija
• telefonisks
• telefons