| pļāpāt Jul 24th 2013, 23:22, by Pereru | | | | Line 5: | Line 5: | | | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | − | From {{etyl|ine-pro|lv}} {{recons|bel-|lang=ine-pro}}, {{recons|pel-|lang=ine-pro}}, {{recons|bla-|lang=lv}}, {{recons|pla-|lang=ine-pro}}, an [[onomatopoeic]] stem that imitates human speech. Apparently, this stem was reduplicated in {{term|pļāpāt|lang=lv}} and underwent expressive palatalization (''pl'' > ''pļ''). Cognates include {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|plopti|plõpti|lang=lt}}, {{term|pliopti|pliõpti|lang=lv}}, {{term|pliopoti|pliopóti|lang=lt}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|plappern|lang=de}}.<ref>Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. ''Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca.'' Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.</ref> | + | From {{etyl|ine-pro|lv}} {{recons|bel-|lang=ine-pro}}, {{recons|pel-|lang=ine-pro}}, {{recons|bla-|lang=lv}}, {{recons|pla-|lang=ine-pro}}, an [[onomatopoeic]] stem that imitates human speech. Apparently, this stem was reduplicated in {{term|pļāpāt|lang=lv}} and underwent expressive palatalization (''pl'' > ''pļ''). Cognates include {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|plopti|plõpti|lang=lt}}, {{term|pliopti|pliõpti|lang=lv}}, {{term|pliopoti|pliopóti|lang=lt}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|plappern|lang=de}}.<ref>{{R:lv:LEV}}</ref> | | | | | | | | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== | | Line 41: | Line 41: | | | ===References=== | | ===References=== | | | <references /> | | <references /> | | − | | | | − | [[Category:Latvian etymologies from LEV]] | |
Latest revision as of 23:22, 24 July 2013 Latvian[edit] Alternative forms[edit] Etymology[edit] From Proto-Indo-European *bel-, *pel-, *bla-, *pla-, an onomatopoeic stem that imitates human speech. Apparently, this stem was reduplicated in pļāpāt and underwent expressive palatalization (pl > pļ). Cognates include Lithuanian plõpti, pliõpti, pliopóti, German plappern.[1] Pronunciation[edit] pļāpāt tr. or intr., 2nd conj., pres. pļāpāju, pļāpā, pļāpā, past pļāpāju - to chat, to chatter, to babble, to gossip (to talk about minor, unimportant topics)
- veci cilvēki daudz pļāpā — old people often chatter
- bet man gribas tikai niekus pļāpāt — but I feel like just chatting about unimportant things
- ārsts nemēdza pļāpāt par delikatām lietām — the doctor tends not to chatter, gossip about sensitive issues
Conjugation[edit] Derived terms[edit] - prefixed verbs:
Related terms[edit] References[edit] - ^ "pļāpāt" in Konstantīns Karulis (1992, 2001), Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (Rīga: AVOTS) ISBN: 9984-700-12-7
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