# noteikt
## Latvian
### Etymology

From no- +‎ teikt (“to say, to tell”).

### Pronunciation

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### Verb

noteikt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present noteicu, noteic, noteic, past noteicu)
* to say, to state, to declare (with conviction)
    pēc vakariņām saimniece noteica: “nu jāiet gulēt” ― after dinner the lady said: “now (we) should go to bed”
    Nestors noteica, ka viņš neiešot vakarā mājās ― Nestors stated, declared that he was not going home in the evening (i.e., he will continue working)
* to tell, to state firmly, to determine, to decide (with conviction, applying pressure)
    Māte stingri noteica: “un tā kā neaizmirsti nosūtīt vēstuli viņa mātei”Mother firmly stated: “so, don't forget to send a letter to his mother”
    ķēniņš nu Mazajam Pēterim cieti noteica, ja līdz pusdienai tilts nebūšot gatavs, tad likšot tam galvu nocirst ― the king determined, stated to Little Peter that if the bridge wasn't ready by noon, then he would have his head cut off
* to determine (to choose, to adopt as obligatory, to be enforced, to have force of law)
    noteikt izbraukšanas dienu ― to determine the date of departure
    noteikt grāmatas tirāžu ― to determine the (number of copies in) circulation of a book
    pedagoģiskās padomes sēdēm noteikta viena stunda, bet pārējām apspriedēm tikai pusstunda laika ― for pedagogical council meetings one hour is set, determined, and for other consultations only half an hour
* to determine, to prescribe (to mark something as necessary, important to someone, to be used by someone; especially a doctor to a patient)
    noteikt slimniekam diētu ― to determine the patient's diet
    apskatījis slimnieku, ārsts noteica tam slimnīcas režīmu ― after examining the patient, the doctor prescribed hospital treatment for him
* to determine (to be a prerequisite for something, to be a factor on which something depends)
    sacensības kā jau sacensības: rezultātus noteic griba, māka un pules ― competition is competition: will, skill and effort determine the results
    viņu bērnu nākotni noteiks tēvu naudas maku biezums, dzimtas vārds un pašu darbīgums ― the thickness of his father's wallet, the family name and activity (work) will determine the son's future
* to determine, to establish, to measure, to identify, to clarify
    noteikt ceļa garumu ― to determine the length of the road
    noteikt debespuses ― to determine the cardinal points
    noteikt auga sugu ― to determine, to identify the plant species
    noteikt augsnes sastāvu ― to determine the soil composition
    noteikt koka vecumu ― to determine the age of a tree
    un kas var īsti precīzi noteikt, cik ilgs laiks ziedots vienam vai otram darbam? ― and who can really precisely determine how much time (was) dedicated to this or that (literary) work?

#### Usage notes

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

#### Synonyms

* nosacīt

#### Derived terms

* noteikums