Nominal Forms
| Infinitive | glābt |
| Negative Infinitive | neglābt |
| Verbal Noun | glābšana |
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | glābju |
| Sg.2 | glāb |
| Sg.3 | glābj |
| Pl.1 | glābjam |
| Pl.2 | glābjat |
| Pl.3 | glābj |
Past
| Sg.1 | glābu |
| Sg.2 | glābi |
| Sg.3 | glāba |
| Pl.1 | glābām |
| Pl.2 | glābāt |
| Pl.3 | glāba |
Future
| Sg.1 | glābšu |
| Sg.2 | glābsi |
| Sg.3 | glābs |
| Pl.1 | glābsim |
| Pl.2 | glābsit |
| Pl.3 | glābs |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | glāb |
| Sg.3 | lai glābj |
| Pl.1 | glābsim |
| Pl.2 | glābiet |
| Pl.3 | lai glābj |
Conditional
| Present | glābtu |
| Past | būtu glābis |
Renarrative
| Present | glābjot |
| Past | esot glābis |
| Future | glābšot |
| Imperative | lai glābjot |
Debitive
| Indicative | būt jāglābj |
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāglābj |
| Conjunctive 2 | jāglābjot |
Participles
| Present Active 1 | glābjošs |
| Present Active 2 | glābdams |
| Present Active 3 | glābjot |
| Present Active 4 | glābjam |
| Past Active | glābis |
| Present Passive | glābjams |
| Past Passive | glābts |
Etymology
1. From Proto-Baltic *gleb-, *glab-, *glāb-, from Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-, *gleb(ʰ)- (“to squeeze while holding”), from *gel- (“to roll up together, into a ball; round object”) with an extra b(ʰ).
2. The semantic evolution was: “to grab, hold in one's hands” > “to keep, to protect (in one's hands)” > “to save (from danger, death).” Cognates include Lithuanian glóbti (“to hug, to embrace; to take, to grab for oneself; to cover, to wrap; to save, to help”), Old Prussian galbimai (“help”) (dative), poglabū (“he cuddled, hugged”), apglobte (“little crown sewn with white cloths which young women put on when they had a haircut”), Polish głobić (“to put a rim on (e.g., a barrel); to squeeze together”).
Translations
save, to help someone to survive, or rescue someone
rescue, to save from any danger or violence