Paeisti

Paeisti is a Lithuanian verb belonging to the first conjugation and ending in –í‑sti. It is commonly understood as “to pour” or “to pour out,” describing the action of transferring a liquid from one vessel to another or from a container into a larger receptacle. The verb is used in culinary contexts (“paeisti pieną į puodą”), in beverage service (“paeisti vyną į taurę”), and in everyday descriptions of spillage (“česnakų sultys paeišti į šlaklę”).

Past tense forms are usually remixed with the auxiliary verb ytu: past simple: paeítas (masc.), paeíta (fem.), paeítos (neut.) and past continuous: „jis buvo paeídamas“. The infinitive form appears after prepositions such as į, iš or per, e.g., „paei̇ti į karščio bokštą“, indicating the destination of the liquid.

In colloquial speech paeišti can also mean to be soaked or heavily saturated, as in “pirtį paeišti ir tarsi rūkas galės trint kartu”. However, in modern standard Lithuanian it primarily refers to pouring movements.

The word is etymologically related to the Proto‑Baltic pā‑i̇sti and shares cognates in Belarusian and Latvian, showing a common Baltic heritage. In Lithuanian dictionaries it is noted as a regular verb with no irregular forms. Paeisti is often paired with nouns such as vanduo (water), alus (beer), juice (juice) or as a verb in idiomatic phrases like „paei̇ti vėžią“ (to pour; exactly meaning “to serve”) which emphasises the act of serving liquid.

Usage examples include academic texts on rations, household instruction manuals, and cooking blogs, where precise measurement and pouring are important. The verb is occasionally used metaphorically to describe emotional releases (e.g., “įšoka iš valgomų rūkas“ – the spill of grief).