censties

Etymology
Originally the reflexive form of an archaic verb, from , from , from with an extra t, meaning “to try hard, to strive for, to hurry” from an earlier “to rise, to stretch.” The meaning of  would thus have evolved from “to stretch oneself” to “to make an effort, to strive for.” Note, in addition to the standard forms with š ( < ), there are also dialectal forms with t  and with s , which explains why, alongside standard derived forms , , there are also parallel forms like ,  and.

Verb
refl., 1st conj., pres. cenšos, centies, cenšas, past centos


 * 1) to strive for, to endeavor to make efforts to, to insist on, doing something

Derived terms

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