varvėti

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === A denominative verb based on var̃vas (“drop (of liquid)”), which appears to trace back to a reduplicative formation *wor-wos. The further identity of the reduplicated root is unclear: Smoczynski takes the formation to be from an o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, notice”), assuming the same semantic shift that characterizes varýti (“to drive out”); thus, "(that which is) driven out" > "droplet". Otrębski takes the formation to be from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁r- (“water”); compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬭𐬀 (vāra, “rain”), Sanskrit वार् (vār, “water”). Yakulis is skeptical of Otrebski's derivation morphologically, due to there being no other putative reduplicative descendants of *weh₁r-, and instead considers the formation to be from a Lithuanian-specific series of ideophones, comparing virvė́ti (“to chirp, ring”) and vervė́ti (“to bark obstinately”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʋɐrʲ¹ˈʋʲeːtʲɪ] Rhymes: -eːtʲɪ Syllabification: var‧vė́‧ti === Verb === varvė́ti (third-person present tense var̃va, third-person past tense varvė́jo) to drip, ooze to become wet, damp, drenched, etc. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== varvẽklis (“icicle”) === References ===