# tapt
## English
### Verb

tapt
* (obsolete) simple past and past participle of tap

### Anagrams

* TATP, attP, patt

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑpt

### Verb

tapt
* inflection of tappen:
** second/third-person singular present indicative
** (archaic) plural imperative

## Latvian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *taptéi, cognate with Lithuanian tàpti. The present stem tòpu comes from an earlier Proto-Baltic *tampuoˀ (whence also Lithuanian tampù). Further origin is disputed: see Balto-Slavic etymology.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tapt]
* This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

### Verb

tapt (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present topu, topi, top, past tapu)
* (usually 3rd person, especially of something new) to be made, to be formed, to be invented, to be discovered
    top jaunas ārstniecības vielas ― new pharmaceuticals have been invented
    top jauna glezna ― a new painting has been made
    teatrī top izrāde ― a (new) show has been set up at the theater
    dzīvokļi top pēc individuāliem projektiem ― apartments are made according to individual projects
    dokos top gan tankkuģi, gan zemessmēlēji, gan pasažieru un kravas kuģi ― at the docks tankers, dredgers, and also passenger and cargo ships are made
    tapa melodija, viena no daudzajām... vai gan klausitāji spēja saprast, cik daudz aiz katras frāzes smagu domu un pārdzīvojumu? ― a new melody was made, one of many... can the listeners ever understand how much serious thought and experience there is behind every sentence?
* (usually 3rd person) to appear, to come to be, to come into existence, into being, to be formed (to begin existing, to be gradually formed)
    topošs mākslinieks ― an artist in formation
    top un veidojas jaunas tradīcijas ― new traditions appear and take form
    jaunais top cīņā ar veco ― the new comes into being in the fight against the old
    kolektīvais jutīgums top tad, kad mēs godinām to, ko veikuši citi ― collective sensibility begins to exist when he honor that which others have done
    lai taptu jauna suga, nepieciešama kādas populācijas izolācija dažu desmittūkstošu paaudžu laikā ― so that a new species appears, the isolation of a certain population is necessary for a period of development of several tens of thousands of generations
* to become, to turn into, to grow into, to learn how to be (to transform into something different; to acquire new features, properties, knowledge)
    tapt prātīgam ― to become sober, reasonable
    viņš tapa uzmanīgs ― he became attentive
    mākslas zinātne top dziļāka ― art science has become deeper
    mēs esam paaudze, kas netop veca ― we are the generation that does not grow old
    mātes vēlēšanās bija, lai studēju teoloģiju, topu par mācītāju ― (my) mother's desire was that I should study theology, that I should become a pastor
    katra uguns, ja tai nepiemet jaunas pagales, top par pelniem ― every fire, if it does not get new logs, becomes ashes
    viņš sapņoja par laikiem, kad cilvēki visā plašajā pasaulē taps brāļi ― he dreamed of the times when people all over the world will become brothers
* (only 3rd person, used impersonally) to become, to get
    laukā tapa pilnīgi gaišs ― outside it became light
    uz ielas atkal tapa kluss ― on the street it became silent again
    un Rūdim top žēl mātes un gribas uz mājām ― and Rūdis took pity (lit. to him it became pitiful) on his mother and wanted (to go) home
* (with the past participle of other verbs) auxiliary verb used to form the passive voice; to be, to get
    visi tapa aicināti pie galda ― all (people) were invited to the table
    Mežkungs tagad paziņoja, ka otrā pusē mežam topot rakts grāvis ― Mežkungs now announced that a ditch was being dug on the other side of the forest
    katru rītu mēs sastopamies pie pilsētas vārtiem, un mums top atvērts ― every morning we found ourselves at the city gate, and it was opened to us

#### Derived terms

    prefixed verbs:
* attapt
* ietapt
* iztapt
* notapt
* patapt
* pārtapt
* pietapt
* uztapt
    other derived terms:
* tapums

#### Related terms

* sastapt
* tapināt

### References

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

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

tapt
* past participle of tape (etymology 2)

## Tübatulabal
### Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tap-ta.

### Noun

tapt
* sinew

### References

* Voegelin, C. F. (1958 July) “Working dictionary of Tübatulabal”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 24, number 3, →JSTOR, pages 221–228