Latvian

Verb

ieart tr. or intr., 1st conj., pres. iearu, iear, iear, past iearu

1. to cover with earth while plowing; to plow into the earth (so that it is covered with earth)

   ieart zemē mēslus‎ ― to plow manure into the earth

   ieart kartupeļus, nezāles‎ ― to plow potatoes, weeds in (so as to cover them with earth)

   kūtsmēslus... var ieart rudenī vai pavasarī — one can plow in manure in autumn or in spring

2. to drive (something) into (earth, water, etc.)

   straume pienesa plostu pie malas; plostnieks nokāpa un ieara plosta arklu zemē‎ ― the strem brought the raft to the shore; the rafter came down and plowed the raft into the earth

   tad pārcēlājs pēkšņi iear airi ūdenī, ar milzu spēku notur laivu uz vietas‎ ― then the ferryman suddenly plowed the oars into the water and with great strength kept the boat on the (same) place (= immobile)

   rudais runcis Mika dziļi iear nagus zēna segā‎ ― the red-haired cat Mika plowed (his) nails deep into the boy's face

3. to make furrow-like fissures, grooves (on a surface) with some moving object

   āķa gals iearis smiltīs dziļu rievu‎ ― the tip of the hook plowed a deep groove into the sand

   laivas vairs nebija... tikai smiltīs iearta rieva norādīja, ka tā iedzīta atpakaļ ezerā‎ ― the boat was no longer (there)... only the groove plowed into the sand showed that it (= boat) had been driven back into the lake

4. (rare) to move into some place while plowing

   ieart kaimiņdaļā‎ ― to plow into the neighbor's lot

5. (syn. aizart) to begin (but not finish) plowing

   iearts lauks, tīrums‎ ― a plowed (but not finished) field

Conjugation

Synonyms

• aizart

Derived terms

• iearums