vannot

Latvian

Etymology

From the same source as vanna (“bathtub”), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ot).

Verb

vannot (tr., 2nd conj., pres. vannoju, vanno, vanno, past vannoju)

  1. to bathe, wash (someone, something) in a bathtub, to make someone take a bath in a bathtub
    vannot slimnieku ― to bathe a (medical) patient
    vannot sāpošu roku ― to bathe a sore arm (in a bathtub)
    slimais bērns svīst, un tāpēc viņš bieži jāvanno ― the sick child sweats, and because of that he must be bathed often
    kad bērni bija mazi, vīrs bieži viņus baroja, vannoja, mazgāja drēbītes ― when the children were small, (my) husband often fed and bathed (them) and washed (their) little clothes

Conjugation

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