литва
See also: Литва
Old Ruthenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old East Slavic литъва (litŭva, “Aukštaitians, Lithuanians”), from Old Lithuanian Lietuvà.
Noun edit
литва • (litva) f inan (genitive литвы́, related adjective лито́вский)
- (collective) ethnic Lithuanians
- (collective) inhabitants of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
See also edit
- русь (rusʹ)
Further reading edit
- The template Template:R:zle-obe:HSBM does not use the parameter(s):
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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
Russian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old East Slavic литъва (litŭva, “Aukštaitians, Lithuanians”), from Old Lithuanian Lietuvà.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
литва́ • (litvá) f inan (genitive литвы́, uncountable)
- (historical) Baltic tribes around the Neman and Daugava river basins, predecessors of modern Lithuanians
Usage notes edit
The plural is not attested.
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- Литва́ (Litvá)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Slavic *litva (“downpour”).[2]
Noun edit
литва́ • (litvá) f inan (genitive литвы́, nominative plural литвы́, genitive plural литв)
Declension edit
Declension of литва́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b)
References edit
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Литва́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- ^ 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