-ināt

See also: inat, and inåt

Latvian

Etymology

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Suffix

-ināt

1. causative or factitive, from verbs

   audzināt (“to raise, bring up”) < augt (“to grow”)

   raudināt (“to make cry”) < raudāt (“to cry”)

   biedināt (“to scare, frighten”) < biedēt (“to scare, frighten”)

   kurināt < kurt

   cepināt (“to grill, bake (for long time)”) < cept (“to bake, roast, fry”)

2. causative or factitive, from adjectives

   nabadzināt (“to make poor”) < nabags (“poor”)

   saldināt (“to sweeten”) < salds (“sweet”)

   biezināt (“to thicken”) < biezs (“thick”)

   mazināt (“to reduce”) < mazs (“small”)

   īsināt (“shorten”) < īss (“short”)

3. causative or factitive, from nouns (sometimes)

   dievināt (“to deify, idolize”) < dievs (“god”)

Derived terms

Latvian terms suffixed with -ināt