jungti

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yunégti ~ *yungénti[1].

Cognates include Latvian jūgt[1], Sanskrit युङ्क्ते (yuṅkte, to yoke)[1], Ancient Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi)[1] and Latin iungō[1]

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): [ˈjʊŋʲkʲtʲɪ]

Verb

jùngti (third-person present tense jùngia, third-person past tense jùngė) [2]

  1. (transitive) to connect
    jungti virvės galus[2] - to tie the ends of a rope
    Tiltas jungė abu krantus.[2]
    The bridge connected both banks.
    įjungti elektrą[2] - to switch on the electricity
    jungti elektrą[2] - to switch off the electricity
  2. (transitive) to unite
    jungti jėgas[2] - to unite the force
  3. (obsolete) to yoke (cattle etc.)
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to yoke

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to yoke): kinkyti
Derived terms

See also

Participle

jungti m (past passive)

  1. masculine plural nominative form of jungtas.

References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 314
  2. “jungti” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
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