būt

Latvian

verb
Definitions
  • to be, to exist
  • to be, to be at, to be located (at)
  • to be at, to attend, to participate in
  • (third person) to possess; to have (all senses)
  • (third person) to have, in a part-whole relationship
  • (third person) to be, to happen, to take place
  • to be;
  • to be, to have, must, should;

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper), *h₁es- (be, exist).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁es-

Gloss

be, exist

Concept
Semantic Field

Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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