semti

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *semH- (“to scoop, draw”). Cognate with Latin sentīna (“bilgewater, bilge (of a ship)”), Proto-Celtic *semeti (“to pour”), and possibly Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μη (ámē, “shovel; pail”).

Verb

sémti (third-person present tense sẽmia, third-person past tense sė́mė)

1. to draw, scoop (water, etc.)

Conjugation

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Related terms

• samtis (“ladle”)

Turkish

Noun

semti

1. definite singular accusative of semt