rėkti

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rekti; compare Latvian rēkt (“scream, bellow”), Proto-Slavic *rekti (“speak, say”). Outside of Balto-Slavic, possible cognates may include Welsh rhegi (“curse, swear”) and Sanskrit रचयति (racayati, “construct, put in motion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rʲeːk.tʲɪ/

Verb

rė̃kti (third-person present tense rė̃kia, third-person past tense rė̃kė)

  1. (intransitive) cry out, yell, scream (produce a loud noise with one's voice)
  2. (intransitive) cry, scream, bawl
    Tàs vaĩkas nuõlat rė̃kia ― That child is always crying.
  3. (intransitive, with añt + genitive) shout, yell at; scold
    Šèfas rė̃kia añt visų̃ ìš eilė̃s ― My boss yells at everyone

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