ziepēt

From the same stem as ziepes (“soap”) (i.e., ultimately a borrowing from Germanic), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb stem (ending -ēt).

ziepēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present ziepēju, ziepē, ziepē, past ziepēju)

1. to soap (to rub soap on something, creating foam on it, so as to wash it; to cover with soap foam)

   ziepēt rokas ― to soap (one's) hands

   ziepēt veļu ― to soap the laundry

   ilgi, ilgi Jānītis ziepē savu zeķi, līdz tā kļūst pavisam balta un mīksta ― for quite a while, Jānītis soaps his sock, until it becomes all white and soft

prefixed verbs:

• ziepes
• ziepjains