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

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