Nominal Forms
| Infinitive | riet |
| Negative Infinitive | neriet |
| Verbal Noun | riešana |
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | reju |
| Sg.2 | rej |
| Sg.3 | rej |
| Pl.1 | rejam |
| Pl.2 | rejat |
| Pl.3 | rej |
Past
| Sg.1 | rēju |
| Sg.2 | rēji |
| Sg.3 | rēja |
| Pl.1 | rējām |
| Pl.2 | rējāt |
| Pl.3 | rēja |
Future
| Sg.1 | riešu |
| Sg.2 | riesi |
| Sg.3 | ries |
| Pl.1 | riesim |
| Pl.2 | riesit |
| Pl.3 | ries |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | rej |
| Sg.3 | lai rej |
| Pl.1 | riesim |
| Pl.2 | rejiet |
| Pl.3 | lai rej |
Conditional
| Present | rietu |
| Past | būtu rējis |
Renarrative
| Present | rejot |
| Past | esot rējis |
| Future | riešot |
| Imperative | lai rejot |
Debitive
| Indicative | būt jārej |
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jārej |
| Conjunctive 2 | jārejot |
Participles
| Present Active 1 | rejošs |
| Present Active 2 | riedams |
| Present Active 3 | rejot |
| Present Active 4 | rejam |
| Past Active | rējis |
Verbs conjugated like riet
riet,
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *rey-tey, *rey-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *rey-. The original diphthong ey is still seen in the present tense forms (reju, etc.). Cognates include Lithuanian ri̇́eti (“to bark; to scold”), Old Prussian rīgewings (/rījewinɡs/, “quarreling”), Russian dialectal ра́ять (rájatʹ, “to make noise”), Old High German rērēn, Middle High German rēren (“to bleat, to bellow, to shout”), German röhren, Sanskrit रायति (rāyati, “to bark”), Ossetian рӕйын (ræjyn), рӕйун (ræjun), Northern Kurdish reyîn (“to bark”). See: Middle High German '
rēren', German, old spelling '
röhren', Sanskrit '
रायति'.
Translations
bark, to make a loud noise (dogs)