Nominal Forms
| Infinitive | gaist |
| Negative Infinitive | negaist |
| Verbal Noun | gaišana |
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | gaistu |
| Sg.2 | gaisti |
| Sg.3 | gaist |
| Pl.1 | gaistam |
| Pl.2 | gaistat |
| Pl.3 | gaist |
Past
| Sg.1 | gaisu |
| Sg.2 | gaisi |
| Sg.3 | gaisa |
| Pl.1 | gaisām |
| Pl.2 | gaisāt |
| Pl.3 | gaisa |
Future
| Sg.1 | gaisīšu |
| Sg.2 | gaisīsi |
| Sg.3 | gaisīs |
| Pl.1 | gaisīsim |
| Pl.2 | gaisīsit |
| Pl.3 | gaisīs |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | gaisti |
| Sg.3 | lai gaist |
| Pl.1 | gaisīsim |
| Pl.2 | gaistiet |
| Pl.3 | lai gaist |
Conditional
| Present | gaistu |
| Past | būtu gaisis |
Renarrative
| Present | gaistot |
| Past | esot gaisis |
| Future | gaisīšot |
| Imperative | lai gaistot |
Debitive
| Indicative | būt jāgaist |
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāgaist |
| Conjunctive 2 | jāgaistot |
Participles
| Present Active 1 | gaistošs |
| Present Active 2 | gaisdams |
| Present Active 3 | gaistot |
| Present Active 4 | gaistam |
| Past Active | gaisis |
Verbs conjugated like gaist
gaist,
Etymology
The origin of this word is unclear. If, as has been proposed, gaist is connected to dialectal Latvian atgaiša, atgaišis (“wind blow; windy place”), then its original meaning could have been “to blow, to breathe,” perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish, to quench”) (whence also Latvian dzēst (“to extinguish, to quench”); q.v.): its length grade *gʷēs- would become *gʷeys-, with o grade *gʷoys-, from which Proto-Balto-Slavic *gais- “to blow” → “to disappear with the wind,” “to vanish.” Another suggestion links gaist to ģībt (“to faint”); yet another, to Latin haereō (“to cling, to adhere”). Cognates include Lithuanian gai̇̃šti (“to linger, to hesitate; to perish, to die; to vanish, to disappear”). See: Latin '
haereō'.
Verbs referencing "gaist"
Latin
haereo.
Translations