šķērsot
Latvian
Etymology
From the same source as the adjective šķērss “transverse,” made into a regular 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ot).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃcɛ̀ːɾsuôt]
Verb
šķērsot (tr., 2nd conj., pres. šķērsoju, šķērso, šķērso, past šķērsoju)
- to cross (to be positioned transversally, across something)
- kanālu šķērso tilti ― the bridges cross the channel
- purvu šķērso vairāki grāvji ― several ditches cross the swamp
- taisne šķērso līniju punktā B ― the straight line crosses the (other) line at point B
- tikko manāma rēta šķērso uzaci ― a barely noticeable scar crosses (his) eyebrow
- Gauja augštecē šķērso Vidzemes Centrālo augstieni ― the Gauja (river) is its upper course crosses the Vidzeme Central Plains
- to cross (to go across something, to move to the other side of something)
- šķērsot pagalmu ― to cross the courtyard
- šķērsot ielu neatļautā vietā ― to cross the street at an unauthorized place
- šķērsot upi pa tiltu ― to cross the river by the bridge
- tūristi šķērso kalnu grēdu ― the tourists cross the mountain range
- novembri komēta šķērsoja Vērša zvaigznāju ― the November comet crossed the Taurus constellation
- vesela eskadriļa angļu lidmašīnu, kas šķērsojusi Vāciju ― an entire squadron of English airplanes that had crossed Germany
- rudens migrāciju laikā, lidodami uz ziemošanas vietām Rietumeiropā, Latviju šķērso miljoniem putnu ― during the autumn migration, millions of birds cross Latvia, flying to their winter locations in Western Europe
- to be or create an obstacle (e.g., to a path), to block
- pēkšņi lielceļu šķērsoja koka aizsprosts ― suddenly a wooden dam crossed (= blocked movement on) the railway
- ceļš bija šķērsots ar pamatīgu grāvi ― the road was crossed (= blocked) by a thorough ditch
- tuvojās valsts eksāmeni... tie kā barjera šķērsoja visu piektā kursa studentu ceļus ― the national exams are getting nearer... they cross (= hinder, block) the paths of all fifth-year students like a barrier
Conjugation
conjugation of šķērsot
Synonyms
- (of "to cross"): krustot
Related terms
- šķērsis
- šķērslis
- šķērss, šķērsenis, šķērsenisks
- šķērst
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “šķērss”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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