linkėti

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Related to linkti (“to tend”), lenkti (“to bend”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lénktei (“to bend; to twine”). Compare Latvian lincêt (“to honor, want”) (Curounism), Old Prussian lānkinan deinan (“holiday”). For semantic development, compare Russian кла́няться (klánjatʹsja, “to bow, send regards, beg”), Polish kłaniać się. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [lʲɪŋʲ¹ˈkʲeːtʲɪ] Rhymes: -eːtʲɪ Syllabification: lin‧kė́‧ti === Verb === linkė́ti (third-person present tense liñki, third-person past tense linkė́jo) (with dative for the recipient, with genitive for the object) to wish linkiu jums sėkmės ― I wish you success ==== Conjugation ==== === References === === Further reading === “linkėti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “linkėti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026