Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlep- (wet, damp).[1] Cognate with Latvian slapjš (wet);[2][3] further relatives outside Baltic include Polish słota (rainy weather), Ancient Greek κλέπας (klépas, something moist), Irish cluain (meadow).[4]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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šlãpias m (feminine šlãpià)

  1. wet
    Antonym: sausas (dry)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “šlãpias”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 641-2
  2. ^ šlãpias” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 1201 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. ^ šlapias”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  4. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “šlãpias”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, pages 999-1000

Further reading

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  • šlapias”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • šlapias”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024