kramtyti

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Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Latvian kram̃tît (to gnaw), kràmstît (to nibble; to seize), kramsts (someone who snaps their teeth at something), kramsît (to break with the teeth, crumble). Related to krim̃sti.[1]

Verb[edit]

kramtýti (third-person present tense kram̃to, third-person past tense kram̃tė)

  1. (transitive) to chew

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ kramtýti” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 597 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).

Further reading[edit]

  • kramtyti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • kramtyti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024