īgt – Latvian verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive	īgt
Negative Infinitive	neīgt
Verbal Noun	īgšana

Indicative

Imperative

Sg.2	īgsti
Sg.3	lai īgst
Pl.1	īgsim
Pl.2	īgstiet
Pl.3	lai īgst

Verbs conjugated like īgt

īgt,

Etymology

There are diverging opinions on the origin of this word. Some claim that it is derived from Proto-Baltic *ing-, from the zero grade form *h₂n̥gʰ- of Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʰ- (“narrow, narrowed, tied”) (whence German eng (“narrow”)). The semantic evolution would be: “narrow, tight (adj.)” > “to feel tight, constrained” > “to be dissatisfied, sullen, angry” (cf. the evolution implicit in Old High German angi (“narrow”), Old Norse angr (“tedium, depression”), English anger). Cognates would include Lithuanian i̇̀ngas (“lazy, idle”), iñgsti, iñgzti (“to whimper, to whine; to moo, to squeal”), éngti (“to strangle, to scratch, to skin, to oppress”), Proto-Slavic *ęga (Russian яга́ (jagá, “witch, evil spirit”), Old Church Slavonic ѩѕа (jędza, “illness, weakness”), Bulgarian енза (enza, “wound, sore; (dial.) disease”)), Old English inca (“illness”), Old Norse ekki (“sorrow; doubt”). Other researchers think that īgt is derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyg- (“sulky, sullen; sick”), in which case it is not cognate with Lithuanian iñgsti, éngti. See: English 'anger', Bulgarian 'енза'.

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