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dot

Pronunciation: [duɔ̯t]

“dot” is a Latvian word. Its 17 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to give (to hand to someone, so that s/he can have it)
  2. to give, to provide (to allow the use of a material object, to free a place for someone else's use)
  3. to give in marriage
  4. to allow (e.g., a son or daughter) to work, to be employed
  5. to give, to grant, to procure, to secure (a state, circumstances)
  6. to give, to dedicate, to donate, to provide (at birth)
  7. to allow, to permit
  8. to give (to express orally or in writing)
  9. to give (to add to a text)
  10. to be given, to be known from the start
  11. to give (to create, to inspire, to generate)
  12. to give, to provide, to be the cause (of something)
  13. to give, to produce, to create
  14. to give, to pay
  15. to give, to estimate as
  16. to hit
  17. to shoot, to give a shot

Etymology

From earlier *duoti, *duotie, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (“to give”). The present tense forms are new formations, replacing the old athematic forms (still attested in dialectal forms like domu (“I give”) instead of dodu). The past tense forms are from earlier *davu (cf. Lithuanian daviaũ); the e was extended from the past active participle form devis (<…

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