vannot

Etymology

From the same source as vanna (“bathtub”), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ot).

Verb

vannot tr., 2nd conj., pres. vannoju, vanno, vanno, past vannoju

1. to bathe, wash (someone, something) in a bathtub, to make someone take a bath in a bathtub

   vannot slimnieku ― to bathe a (medical) patient

   vannot sāpošu roku ― to bathe a sore arm (in a bathtub)

   slimais bērns svīst, un tāpēc viņš bieži jāvanno ― the sick child sweats, and because of that he must be bathed often

   kad bērni bija mazi, vīrs bieži viņus baroja, vannoja, mazgāja drēbītes ― when the children were small, (my) husband often fed and bathed (them) and washed (their) little clothes