ņaudēt
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A verbalized form of the onomatopoeic (imitative) interjection ņau “meow.”
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ņaudēt (intransitive, 3rd conjugation, present ņaudu, ņaudi, ņaud, past ņaudēju)
- (only 3rd person) to meow (to produce a cat's typical vocal noise, cry)
- kaķis, pelēks kā pele, ņaudā un ņaudā ― the cat, gray as a mouse, keeps meowing
- kaķis velnišķi ņaudēja un lūkojās manī ― the cat meowed devilishly and looked at me
- (colloquial) to meow, to whine (to talk in a tearful voice, usually in order to complain or beg)
- viņai nebija šī cilvēka žēl, bet šausmīgs kauns... tagad viņš lūdzās un ņaudēja ― she was not sorry for that person, rather she felt terrible shame... now he is begging and meowing (= whining)
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of ņaudēt
Derived terms[edit]
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