likti

• litki

From litik +‎ i. By metathesis.

• Hyphenation: lik‧ti

likti

1. imperative of litik

• likit, litik, litki

From Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

See also Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “leave”), Proto-Germanic *līhwaną (“lend”), Latin linquō (“leave”), Sanskrit रेचति (recati, “abandon, leave, divide”). Related to laĩkas (“time”), laikýti (“keep, hold”). Cognate with Latvian likt, lìeku (“lay, put”), Old Prussian polāikt (“stay”).

IPA^(key): /lʲɪk.tʲɪ/

lìkti (third-person present tense liẽka, third-person past tense lìko)

1. (intransitive) stay, remain, be left (in the same place or condition)

   Tėvaĩ išvažiãvo, õ às víenas likaũ namuosè. - My parents have gone away, and I've been left home alone.

   Svarbiáusia lìko nepasakyta. - The most important thing was left unsaid.

2. (intransitive) remain unusued, be left

   Ar̃ dár lìko píeno? - Is there any milk left?

3. (intransitive, with nominative case) end up, turn out; become

   Jì patẽko į̃ autoį́vykį, põ kuriõ lìko paralyžiúota. - She was left paralyzed after getting into a car accident.

4. (intransitive) fall behind, be left behind
5. (intransitive) be required, fated (to do something)

   Jám nebeliẽka niẽko kìto, kaĩp išeĩti ìš dárbo - There's nothing left for him to do (=he can do), except leave work.

• lieknas