aicināt

== Latvian == === Etymology === The majority view is that aicināt was originally the causative ( +‎ -ināt) form of a no longer existing Proto-Baltic verb stem *aik- (with k palatalized to c), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-, a variant of *h₁ey- (“to go”) (cf. iet) with an extra formative -k. The ei~ai variation, though infrequent, is not unheard of (cf. Lithuanian eiklùs, dialectal aiklùs “fast goer, runner”, or Latvian iet “to go,” from earlier *eiti, and aidinieks (“palfrey”))). The original meaning was thus “to make go/come,” hence “to invite.” A minority theory derives aicināt from the interjection ai in the sense of surprise and pleasure (at seeing one's guests). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aîtsinâːt] IPA(key): [āītsinâːt] === Verb === aicināt second-person plural present indicative of aicināt aicināt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present aicinu, aicini, aicina, past aicināju) to invite (to call, to urge to come, e.g. in order to participate in something) aicināt ciemā ― to invite to a visit ar rokas mājienu aicināt pie sevis ― to invite with a wave of one's hand aicināt viesus pie galda ― to invite the guests to the table aicināt palīgā ― to call for help aicināt atpūsties ― to invite to rest aicināt uz sapulci ― to invite to a meeting aicināt uz cīņu ― to invite, to call to a fight aicināt būt modriem ― to invite, to call to be vigilant “ienāciet, lūdzu!” aicina Dagmāra viešņu ― “come in, please,” Dagmara invites (her) visitor ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of "to ask, request"): lūgt (of "to call"): saukt ==== Derived terms ==== prefixed verbs: other derived terms: aicinājums === References ===