žodis
Lithuanian
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Alternative forms
editEtymology
editAn extended-grade deverbative from archaic žàsti (“speak; awaken”);[1] cognate with Latvian zadinât (“ridicule, blame; debate”).[2] The -õ- is a secondary lengthened grade, as is typical for deverbals in -is.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editžõdis m (plural žõdžiai) stress pattern 2
- word (the smallest meaningful unit of speech)
- word, speech, utterance (a speech act, often as opposed to action)
- Apgìnti šãlį víen drąsių̃ žõdžių neužteñka. ― Words are not enough to defend your country.
- Žõdžiù, ẽsame paténkinti pasirinkimù. ― Basically (= in a word), we're satisfied with our choice.
- speech (the right to speak one's mind)
- žõdžio láisvė (freedom of speech)
- word, promise
Declension
editDeclension of žõdis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | žõdis | žõdžiai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | žõdžio | žõdžių |
| dative (naudininkas) | žõdžiui | žõdžiams |
| accusative (galininkas) | žõdį | žodžiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | žodžiù | žõdžiais |
| locative (vietininkas) | žõdyje | žõdžiuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | žõdi | žõdžiai |
Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “žõdis”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 791
- ^ Blažek, Václav (2010) “Lithuanian žõdis "word"”, in Baltistica[2], volume XLV, number 2, Vilnius University, archived from the original on 2021-01-29, page 306