# slēpt
## Latvian
### Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *šlep-, *šlēp- (whence both slēpt and its dialectal variant slept), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlep-, *ḱlēp-, a variant of *klep- (related to the stem *gleb(ʰ)- (“to cover, to squeeze”), whence Latvian glābt, q.v.).The original meaning was “to cover (with one's hands),” from which “to not let others see (by covering with one's hands)” > “to hide.” Cognates include Lithuanian slė̃pti; from the parallel stem *klep-, also Old Prussian auklipts (“hidden”), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan, “to steal”), Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) (< *klépyō-), Latin clepō (“to steal, to listen secretly”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [slɛ̀ːpt]
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### Verb

slēpt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present slēpju, slēp, slēpj, past slēpu)
* to hide, to conceal (to put away (something, someone) so that others cannot see or find it, or to protect it from something)
    slēpt personiskās vēstules ― to hide personal letters, documents
    slēpt dokumentus ― to hide documents
    slēpt grāmatu aiz muguras ― to hide the book behind (one's) back
    slēpt seju aiz plīvura ― to hide (one's) face behind a veil
    slēpt acis no saules stariem ― to hide (one's) eyes from the sunrays
    vāvere savas pārtikas rezerves gatavo no zīlēm, riekstiem un čiekuriem, slēpjot tos zem koku saknēm, dobumos un sūnās ― the squirrel makes its food reserves with acorns, nuts and pine cones, (by) hiding them under tree roots and in holes and moss
    viņa slēpa galvu spilvenos ― she hid (her) face in the pillows
    viss ciems bija pārliecināts, ka Loginovs slēpj dēlu ― the whole village was convinced that Loginovs was hiding a son
* to hide, to conceal (to deliberately not reveal facts, activities, etc.)
    slēpt patiesību ― to hide the truth
    slēpt svarīgu informāciju ― to hide important information
    slēpt savu rīcību ― to hide, conceal one's actions
    kapteinis ir viltīgs, ar nolūku slēpis no manis īstās briesmas ― the captain is cunning, he intentionally hid the real dangers from me
    viņš jautāja par manu pagātni; neko neslēpdams, izstāstīju ― he asked about my past; not hiding anything, I told (everything)
* to hide, to conceal (to behave, to be made in such a way that one's feelings, thoughts, intentions etc. are not visible)
    slēpt bailes, dusmas ― to hide (one's) fear, anger
    slēpt pārdzīvojumu ― to hide experience(s)
    slēpt savu būtību ― to hide one's essence
    viņa bija atklāta un neslēpa aizdomas ― she was open and didn't hide (any) suspicion
    teātris drīkst akcentēt, atklāt jaunā gaismā tikai to, kas slēpts pašā darbā ― the theater may stress, reveal (under) a new light only that which is (already) hidden in the work itself
* (figuratively) to hide, to contain (something unknown, unsuspected)
    zeme savos dziļumos slēpj Baltijas bagātību: četras piektdaļas no visas pasaules dzintara krājumiem ― the earth hid in its depth the Baltic riches: four fifths of the world's amber deposits

#### Derived terms

    prefixed verbs:
* aizslēpt
* apslēpt
* ieslēpt
* noslēpt
* paslēpt
* pieslēpt
    other derived terms:
* slēpties
* slēptuve

#### Related terms

* slepens
* slepkava, slepkavība, slepkavīgs
* slepus, slēpu

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “slēpt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN