ziemot

From the same stem as ziema (“winter”), made into a second conjugation verb (ending -ot).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [zìɛmuôt]

ziemot (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present ziemoju, ziemo, ziemo, past ziemoju)

1. to winter, to overwinter (to stay, to continue living somewhere during winter; to spend the winter somewhere)

   bites šogad labi ziemojuasš ― the bees have wintered well this year

   zināmas apmēram 420 vietas, kur regulāri vai neregulāri ziemo pīles ― 420 places are known where ducks regularly or irregularly winter

   gulbji neiet projām, gulbji paliek ziemot ― swans do not go away, swans stay for the winter (lit. stay to winter)

   ekspedicija ziemoja pola tuvumā ― the expedition spent the winter near the pole

2. (of plants) to winter, to overwinter (to keep the capacity to grow during winter)

   ziemojošas lauksaimniecības kultūras ― overwintering crops

   sīpoli labi ziemo, ja tiem līdz salam paspējušas izveidoties saknes ― onions winter well, if they had time to develop roots before (the time of) frosts

• ziema
• Ziemassvētki, Ziemsvētki