pinti

Verb

pinti

1. first-person singular present subjunctive form of pintar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of pintar
3. third-person singular imperative form of pintar

Noun

pinti m

1. plural of pinto

Verb

pinti m

1. plural of pinto

Etymology

• From Proto-Balto-Slavic pinʔ-^[1], from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pnH-^[1]. Cognate with Latvian pīt^[1], Polish piąć się^[1] “to climb” and Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai, “to toil”)^[1].

Pronunciation

• (pìnti) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɪnʲtʲɪ/
• (pintì) IPA^(key): [pʲɪnʲˈtʲɪ]

Verb

pìnti (third-person present tense pìna, third-person past tense pýnė) ^[2]

1. (transitive) to plait (chiefly UK), to braid (US)

   pìnti kasàs^[2] - to make plaits

2. (transitive) to twine, to plait

   vainìką pìnti^[2] - to plait a garland

3. (prefixed with į-, transitive) to put (into)

   į̃ pláukus gė̃lę įpìnti^[2] - to put a flower into the hairs

4. (colloquial, transitive) to natter about

   Sunkù supràsti, ką̃ jìs teñ pìna.^[2]

   It is difficult to understand what he is nattering about.

Participle

pintì m (past passive)

1. masculine plural nominative form of pintas.

References

• “pinti” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN