keisti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably from a t-extension of Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to accomplish, to estimate”), akin to Proto-Slavic *čьto (“why, which”), *čьtati (“to estimate, to inquire why”).

Verb

kei̇̃sti (third-person present tense kei̇̃čia, third-person past tense kei̇̃tė)

  1. (ditransitive) to change (to make something into something different)
    Synonym: mainýti

Derived terms
  • antkiesti
  • apkiesti
  • atkiesti
  • įkiesti
  • iškiesti
  • nukiesti
  • pakiesti
  • perkiesti
  • prakiesti
  • sukiesti
  • užkiesti
  • kìtas (“other, next”)
  • kìsti (“to vary, to fluctuate”)

References
  • “keisti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • “keisti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
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