Lithuanian

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Tiltas.

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tlh₂-tó-m (lifted up), from *telh₂- (to bear, tolerate). Derksen connects Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha, passage, ford) as an exact cognate;[1] however, the Sanskrit term is generally thought to derive from *terh₂- (to cross, pass through) instead.[2]

An obsolete theory from Pokorny derived the word from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (to spread, to spread out).[3]

Cognate with Latvian tilts (bridge).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tìltas m (plural tìltai) stress pattern 1

  1. bridge (structure spanning a divide)
    medinis tiltaswooden bridge
    akmens tiltasstone bridge
    geležinis tiltasiron bridge
    plieno tiltassteel bridge
    tiltas per upębridge over a river
    tiltas per kanaląbridge over a canal
    tiltas per tarpeklįbridge over a ravine
    arkinis tiltasarch or bow bridge
    kabantis tiltassuspension bridge
    pasukamasis tiltasrotating bridge
    varstomasis tiltaslifting bridge
    pakeliamasis tiltasdrawbridge
    kelio, geležinkelio tiltasroad, railway bridge
    pėsčiujų tiltaspedestrian bridge

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “tiltas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 466
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “tīrthá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 650
  3. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1061”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1061