Etymology
From Old Pomorian westei, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *westei. Cognates include Lithuanian vesti, Sudovian, Latvian vest, Proto-Slavic *vesti, Old Prussian westun.
From Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-. Compare to Sanskrit वधू (vadhū, “bride, young wife”), Old Irish feidid (“to go, bring”), possibly also Old High German wetan.
Pronunciation
/ʋɛs.ˈtɪ̀/
Verb
vestì 1st conjugation (third-person present tense vedè)
- to lead
- Pąti į mėstå vede. - The road leads to the city.
- Vesti uz sabą. - To lead behind oneself. (to result in something)
- (archaic) to marry
- Je suvedė šį juononią - He has married this young woman.
Conjugation
| 1st conjugation A
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| Verb forms
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| 1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| az
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tu
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je/ja/jå
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muvi
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juvi
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jova/jėvi
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mū
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jū
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jie/jo
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| Indicative
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Present
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vedå̀
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vedesì
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vedè
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vedevà
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vedetà
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vedète
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vedemà
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vedetè
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vedą́
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| Past
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veduõ
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vedeĩ
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vedė́
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vedėvė́
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vedėtà
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vedė́te
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vedomè
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vedėtè
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vedę́
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| Imperative
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—
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veďì
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(ãti) vẽďe
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veďíeva
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veďíeta
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veďíete
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veďiemà
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veďietè
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(ãti) veďą́
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| Infinitive
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vestì
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| Supine
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vestų͂
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| Participles
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Active
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Active (short)
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Passive
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| Present
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vẽdąťe
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vẽdą
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vedàme
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| Past
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vede͂vu
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vẽďą
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vẽdune
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| Perfective
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vedlù
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—
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veste
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| Continuous
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vede͂vušu
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—
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vedą̃ťu
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| Frequentative
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vedáują
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—
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vedáute
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| Participles
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Active
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Passive
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| Present adverbial
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vẽdątau
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vẽdamau
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| Past adverbial
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vẽduvau
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vẽdanau
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| Participles
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| Necessitative
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vedįtìni
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| Conditional
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vẽďęťi
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