gulėti

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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gulti (lie down) +‎ -ėti (progressive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gulė́ti (third-person present tense gùli, third-person past tense gulė́jo)

  1. (intransitive) to lie (to be in a lying position)
    Šuõ gùli añt sòfos, õ àš guliù lóvoj.The dog is lying on the sofa and I'm lying in bed.
  2. to stay overnight
  3. to be ill, unwell, sick
  4. (intransitive, regarding objects) to lie, to be lying (to be situated in a lying position)
    Knygà gùli añt stãlo.The book is on the table.
    Laukuosè dar vanduõ gùli.Water is still standing in the fields.
  5. to fit, to sit, to lie (be adjusted in a certain manner)
    Suknẽlė táu geraĩ gùli ir̃ tiñka pagal̃ figū̃rą.Your dress sits well on you and fits your figure.

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “gulėti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 193