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Etymology edit

Cognate with Old Prussian amsis, amsin (people).[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Expand.”)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ámžius m (plural ámžiai) stress pattern 1

  1. life[3] (time from birth to death)
  2. age[3]
    Synonym: laikmetis
  3. century[3] (100 years)

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References edit

  1. ^ amžius”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  2. ^ ámžius” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 28 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Further reading edit

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