ost
Latvian
verb
Definitions
- to smell to perceive an odor
- to smell, to sniff to inhale air through the nose, usually several times, in order to try to perceive a smell
- (figuratively) to smell to sense, to find out
- to smell, to stink to have, to spread a bad, unpleasant smell
- to smell to have, to spread a pleasant odor
- (figuratively) to smell to suggest, make think of something, usually unpleasant
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *od-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*od-