fotografēt

Via some other European language, ultimately a modern coinage based on Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) (combining form φωτ- (phōt-)) and γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze; to write”).

fotografēt tr., 2nd conj., pres. fotografēju, fotografē, fotografē, past fotografēju

1. to photograph, to take a photograph, a picture (to capture an image with a photographic camera)

   fotografēt augus, dzīvniekus ― to take pictures of plants, of animals

   mācīties fotografēt ― to learn how to take pictures, to learn photography

   sveiks, Edik! nāku tevi fotografēt goda plāksnei ― hi, Ediks! I'm coming to photograph you for an honorary plaque

prefixed verbs:

• fotogrāfija
• fotogrāfisks
• fotogrāfs, fotogrāfe