kelti

kelt +‎ -i

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛlti]
• Hyphenation: kel‧ti
• Rhymes: -ti

kelti

1. third-person singular indicative present definite of kelt

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kelˀtéi (“to lift”).

• IPA^(key): [kʲæːlʲtʲɪ]

kélti (third-person present tense kẽlia, third-person past tense kė́lė)

1. (transitive) to raise, to lift, to heave, to elevate
2. (transitive) to erect, to rise up

   Synonym: statyti

3. (transitive) to propel, to further, to advance

   → (technical) to ferry

   → to drive, to herd (animals)

4. (transitive) to trigger, to induce
5. (transitive, figurative) to awaken, to arouse, to excite

   Synonyms: žadinti, budinti

• ki̇̀lti (“to rise”)
• kéltas (“ferry”)
• kálnas (“hill”)
• kalvá (“mound”)

• “kelti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “kelti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
• “kelti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012