-ināt

inat inåt Latvian Etymology lv Suffix causative or factitive, from verbs lv audzināt to raise, bring up < lv augt to grow lv raudināt to make cry < lv raudāt to cry lv biedināt to scare, frighten < lv biedēt to scare, frighten lv kurināt < lv kurt lv cepināt to grill, bake (for long time) < lv cept to bake, roast, fry causative or factitive, from adjectives lv nabadzināt to make poor < lv nabags poor lv saldināt to sweeten < lv salds sweet lv biezināt to thicken < lv biezs thick lv mazināt to reduce < lv mazs small lv īsināt shorten < lv īss short causative or factitive, from nouns (sometimes) lv dievināt to deify, idolize < lv dievs god Derived terms lv