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литва

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Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic литъва (litŭva, “Aukštaitians, Lithuanians”), from Old Lithuanian Lietuvà.

Noun

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литва • (litva) f inan (genitive литвы́, related adjective лито́вский)

  1. (collective) ethnic Lithuanians
  2. (collective) inhabitants of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

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Further reading

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  • The template Template:R:zle-mbe:HSBM does not use the parameter(s): 
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Russian

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Etymology 1

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From Old East Slavic литъва (litŭva, “Aukštaitians, Lithuanians”), from Old Lithuanian Lietuvà.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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литва́ • (litvá) f inan (genitive литвы́, uncountable)

  1. (historical) Baltic tribes around the Neman and Daugava river basins, predecessors of modern Lithuanians
Usage notes
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The plural is not attested.

Declension
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Declension of литва́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative литва́
litvá
genitive литвы́
litvý
dative литве́
litvé
accusative литву́
litvú
instrumental литво́й, литво́ю
litvój, litvóju
prepositional литве́
litvé
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Slavic *litva (“downpour”).[2]

Noun

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литва́ • (litvá) f inan (genitive литвы́, nominative plural литвы́, genitive plural литв)

  1. (dialectal) downpour (heavy rain)
  2. (dialectal, collective) foundry workers at a factory
Declension
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Declension of литва́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative литва́
litvá 		литвы́
litvý
genitive литвы́
litvý 		ли́тв
lítv
dative литве́
litvé 		литва́м
litvám
accusative литву́
litvú 		литвы́
litvý
instrumental литво́й, литво́ю
litvój, litvóju 		литва́ми
litvámi
prepositional литве́
litvé 		литва́х
litváx

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  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Литва́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*litva/*litьba”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 159

Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

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From Old East Slavic литъва (litŭva, “Aukštaitians, Lithuanians”), from Old Lithuanian Lietuvà.

Noun

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литва́ • (lytvá) f inan (genitive литви́, uncountable, relational adjective лито́вський or литви́н)

  1. (collective) ethnic Lithuanians
  2. (collective) inhabitants of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Declension
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Declension of литва́
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
singular
nominative литва́
lytvá
genitive литви́
lytvý
dative литві́
lytví
accusative литву́
lytvú
instrumental литво́ю
lytvóju
locative литві́
lytví
vocative ли́тво
lýtvo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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литва́ • (lytvá) n sg

  1. genitive singular of литво (lytvo)

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Further reading

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  • The template Template:R:zle-mbe:HSBM does not use the parameter(s): 
    url=litva
    Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.    Bulyka, A. M., editor (1998), “литва”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 17 (лесничий – местский), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 65
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