sist
Latvian
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to hit, to strike, to beat move a body part or an object in order to touch so as to inflict pain, injury or death, to hit in order to change or direct an object
- (transitive) to hit, to strike, to beat something
- (colloquial) to hit to attack, defeat the enemy
- (transitive) to hit, beat move a body part or an object in order to touch in order to change or direct an object in a desirable way, or to obtain a certain effect, to make noise, etc.
- (transitive) to hit, to break to cause something to split or shatter
- (transitive) to hit, to get to obtain a piece or card from one's opponent, according to the rules of the game
- (transitive) to slam, to shut (or also to open) noisily, violently (e.g., a door, window, etc.)
- to hit, to beat to make noise by rapidly touching something, to play a percussion instrument
- in the third person to hit, to strike to produce noise so as to indicate the time
- (intransitive) to beat, to pulse strongly and rapidly
- in the third person to hit, to strike, to throw, to shoot to move fast and strongly against something, to cause motion in something
- (intransitive) to hit, to strike to have a sudden, powerful effect on the sensory organs
- (transitive) to move (a body part) suddenly
- (colloquial) to hit to type, to write down with a typewriter or similar device
- (colloquial) to hit, to churn, to stir into a foam or paste
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (pierce), *sey- (tie to, strength, tension, tie together, stretch one's arm).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sey-
Gloss
tie to, strength, tension, tie together, stretch one's arm
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力