dancot

Latvian

Etymology

From the same source as dancis (“dance”), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ot).

Pronunciation

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Verb

dancot (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present dancoju, danco, danco, past dancoju)

  1. (dated sense) to dance (especially ballroom dance)
    ņemt, lūgt dancot ― to take, to invite to dance
    dancot ar kādu pārī ― to dance with someone as a pair
    tā kā Vecurijos nebija kambara, kur dancot, kāzinieki jau vakarpusē pārgāja uz Upesrijiem ― since in Veecuriji there was no ballrom where (one could) dance, the wedding party went in the evening over to Upesriji
  2. (colloquial, of animals) to dance (to make quick, often jumping, movements)
    mušas dancoja pa loga rūtīm ― the flies were dancing along the window panes
    zirgs iet, dancodams vien ― the horse goes, dancing (= trotting) alone
    govis danco pa aploku ― the cow dances (= moves around) in the corral
  3. (colloquial, of people) to dance (to obey someone's orders unquestioningly)
    gan tu man dancosi! ― you will dance to (= for) me (= do what I say)
    likums dancos pēc manas gribas ― the law will dance to my will

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prefixed verbs:
  • iedancot
  • izdancot
  • nodancot
  • padancot
  • piedancot
  • sadancot
  • uzdancot

Derived terms

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