# teikt
## Latvian
### Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *teyk-, apparently from Proto-Indo-European *tek-, *tēk- (“to stretch (hands), to grab”). Semantic evolution: “to stretch one's arms, hands” → “to grab, to catch; to ask for (with a hand gesture)” → “to say something while asking for something, to ask for something orally” → “to say” (compare the meaning of Danish tigge, Old Swedish þiggia (“to get, to grab; to ask for”)). Cognates include Lithuanian teĩkti (“to wish; to give”) (dialectally also “to say, to tell, to inform”), teĩgti, téigti (“to assert, to say”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɛ̀ikt]
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### Verb

teikt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present teicu, teic, teic, past teicu)
* to say, to tell (to express something, especially something short, orally)
    teikt dažus vārdus ― to say a few words
    teikt patiesību ― to tell the truth
    teikt, sacīt labrītu (labdienu, labvakaru) ― to say good morning (good day, good evening)
    teikt, sacīt paldies ― to say thank you
    “neraudi, Zuze! un neļauj skuķiem brēkt”, Vilis aizsmacis teic ― “don't cry, Zuze! and don't let the children scream,” Vilis says hoarsely
* to say, to tell (to make something known, to inform about something)
    ja kādu satiec, teic savu nelaimi un tiksi no tās vaļā ― if you meet, run into someone, tell (him) your misfortune and you will get rid of it
* to say, to tell, to order, to warn
    “es jums teicu: ejiet ārā no veikala!” pārdevēja pacēla balsi ― “I told you: get out of the store!” the saleswoman raised her voice
    cik reižu nav teikts: mācies svešvalodas ― how many times is it said: learn foreign languages
* to say (to have and/or to express an opinion; to express something in a work of art, or in a written text)
    teikt, sacīt savu vārdu ― to tell one's opinion (lit. to say one's word)
    “kas teica, ka tā būs atgriešanās pie individuālajām metodēm!” domāja Arturs ― “who/what said that this will be a return to individual methods!” Arturs thought
* (in the debitive 3rd person) it must be said, it must be admitted, I have to say (that...)
    “bet jāteic”, vēzis turpināja, “ka, arī no ūdens izrauti, mani brāļi nekrita izmisumā”“but I have to say,” the crayfish continued, “that, even pulled out of the water, my brothers did not fall into despair”
* (figuratively) to say (to express non-orally, with one's actions, facial expressions, etc.)
    viņš paskatījās uz savu vecāko dēlu ar tādu skatienu, kas nepārprotami teica: “vajadzētu ņemt siksnu” ― he looked at his eldest son with a look that clearly said: “(I) should get (my) belt (to hit you)”
* (figuratively) to say (to be, to happen in such a way that some conclusion or information can be deduced, obtained)
    katrs nams, kad to apskatīja no augšas līdz apakšai, teica kaut ko jaunu ― each house, when one looked at it from top to bottom, said something new
* (in the combination neteikt nekā, neteikt neko) to not reproach, to not condemn, to not complain (lit. to say nothing)
    šoreiz viņa nekā neteica par visām meitenēm, kas staigā bez galvassegām ― this time she said nothing about all the girls who were walking around without headgear
* (dated sense) to call, to consider (something as something else)
    visā pagastā Jāni ar Latiņu teic par laimīgu pāri ― in the whole parish (people) say (= call) Jānis and Latiņa a happy couple
    un man ir vienalga, ka bērza malku stiprāku teic ― and I don't care that they say (= consider) birch wood stronger
* (dated sense) to praise, to exalt
    dažu rudeni, dažu pavasari Silabriedis pat teica dievu, kad ar muižu nepalika parādā ― some autumn(s), some spring(s) Silabridis even praised god when the manor did not go in debt

#### Usage notes

The verbs sacīt and teikt seem to be near-perfect synonyms. Note, however, that the present tense forms of teikt are often not used; the corresponding forms of sacīt are much more frequent.

#### Synonyms

* runāt
* sacīt
* stāstīt

#### Derived terms

    prefixed verbs:
* atteikt
* ieteikt
* izteikt
* noteikt
* pateikt
* pieteikt
* uzteikt
    other derived terms:
* pateikties, pateicība, pateicīgs
* teicējs, teicēja
* teika
* teikums

### References

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