Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From the same family of words as žìrklės (scissors); see there for more. Cognate with Latvian zirgs.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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žìrgas m (plural žirgaĩ) stress pattern 3

  1. steed
  2. (chess) knight

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Lithuanian · ? (layout · text)
           
karalius valdovė bokštas rikis žirgas pėstininkas

References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “žìrgas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 787