griūti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Along with griáuti (to destroy, demolish), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewH- (to rush in, attack). Cognate with Latvian grût (to collapse, rush), Latin ingruō (to attack), Ancient Greek χράω (khráō, to attack, inflict).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Verb

griū́ti (third-person present tense griū̃va, third-person past tense griùvo)

  1. to fall down, collapse, crumble
  2. to flock

Conjugation

Conjugation of griūti
singular vienaskaita plural daugiskaita
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
tu jis/ji mes jūs jie/jos
indicative present griūvù griūvi̇̀ griū̃va griū̃vame,
griū̃vam
griū̃vate,
griū̃vat
griū̃va
past griuvaũ griuvai̇̃ griùvo griùvome,
griùvom
griùvote,
griùvot
griùvo
past frequentative griū́davau griū́davai griū́davo griū́davome,
griū́davom
griū́davote,
griū́davot
griū́davo
future griū́siu griū́si griùs griū́sime,
griū́sim
griū́site,
griū́sit
griùs
subjunctive griū́čiau griū́tum,
griū́tumei
griū́tų griū́tumėme,
griū́tumėm,
griū́tume
griū́tumėte,
griū́tumėt
griū́tų
imperative griū́k,
griū́ki
tegriū̃va,
tegriū̃vie
griū́kime,
griū́kim
griū́kite,
griū́kit
tegriū̃va,
tegriū̃vie
Participles of griūti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present griū̃vąs, griū̃vantis griū̃vamas
past griùvęs griū́tas
past frequentative griū́davęs
future griū́siąs, griū́siantis griū́simas
participle of necessity griū́tinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis griū́damas
half-participle present griū̃vant
past griùvus
past frequentative griū́davus
future griū́siant
manner of action būdinys griū́te, griū́tinai

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “griū́ti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 203-4
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “griūti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 189