bīties

== Latvian == === Etymology === A contraction of the older form bijāties, itself the reflexive form of bijāt. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bajā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂-eh₂-ti, from *bʰeyh₂-. Cognates include Lithuanian bijóti, bijótis (“to be afraid, to fear”), Old Prussian biātwei ([bjātvei]), present 3rd person bia (“to be afraid”) ([bija]) biāsnan (acc., compare Latvian bijāšanu), pobaiint (“to condemn”) (compare Latvian pabaidīt), Old Church Slavonic боꙗти (bojati), Russian бояться (bojatʹsja), Belarusian бая́цца (bajácca), Ukrainian боя́тися (bojátysja), Czech báti, Polish bać, Old High German bibēn (“to tremble”) (< *bʰi-bʰoy-ti, a reduplicated root), German beben, Sanskrit भयते (bháyate), Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape, monkey”) (*pithos < *bʰidʰ-os (“ugly”), probably from earlier “fearsome”), Latin foedus (“ugly, loathsome, horrible”) (< *bʰoydʰos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bîːtiɛ̂s] === Verb === bīties refl. + (no+) genitive, 1st conj., pres. bīstos, bīsties, bīstas, past bijos to be afraid (to experience fear; to feel insecure) bities no suņu ― to be afraid of dogs bīties soda ― to be afraid of punishment bīties tumsas ― to be afraid of darkness ne no kā nebīties ― to not be afraid of anything bīties kā no uguns ― to be afraid as if of fire (= to be very afraid) bīstas kā velns no krusta ― he is afraid like the devil (is) of the cross bīties pakustēties ― to be afraid of budging soļi dobji skan tukšā telpā, tu pūlies klusi staigāt... tukšums, nav ko bīties, tomēr bailes ― the steps sound hollow in the empty space, you try to walk silently... darkness, there is nothing to be afraid of, but (= except) fear to be afraid, to fear (to feel worried, to feel anxiety) bīties par dēlu ― to fear for (one's) son par tādām bēdām mums vairs nav jābīstas ― we no longer need to fear such misfortune to be afraid, to fear, to dread (to try to avoid) bīties šķēršļus ― to fear obstacles no darba zemnieki nebijās ― the farmers were not afraid of work (colloquial, usually about plants) to be afraid (to be sensitive to something) jaunās šķirnes zemenes nebīstas no salnas ― the new varieties of strawberry are not afraid of the frost ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== baidīties bail bažīties uztraukties ==== Related terms ==== === References ===