šiol

Lithuanian

Etymology

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Particularly: “Seems related to šiõ (“genitive singular form of šìs (“this”)”), though the morphology (particularly the -ol) has to be explained.”

Pronunciation

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Adverb

šiõl ^[1]

(after iki, ligi, nuo) here, now

Usage notes

This is only used after certain prepositions. See:

ligi šiol, iki šiol (“until now; so far”)
nuo šiol (“from now on”)

References

^ “šiol”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024

[1] “šiol”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024

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