Latvian

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Etymology

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From zīst (past stem: zīd-) (to suckle)-ināt.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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zīdināt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present zīdinu, zīdini, zīdina, past zīdināju)

  1. (rare) to nurse, to breastfeed
    dažreiz Anniņa ar lelli pavada kaķeni, kad tā iet uz mājām zīdināt savus kaķēnussometimes Anniņa with (her) doll accompanied the cat when she went back home to nurse her kittens
  2. (rare) second-person plural present indicative of zīdināt

Usage notes

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The synonym zīdīt is much more frequently used than zīdināt.

Conjugation

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