diržas
Lithuanian
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Etymology
editOf unclear origin.[1] Smoczynski tentatively derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ-; compare dar̃žas (“vegetable garden”), as well as possibly Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge, rim, border”) (whence English target). Compare also Polish dzierżyć (“to hold”),[2] itself from Proto-Slavic *dьržati (“to hold”), as well as Ancient Greek δράσσομαι (drássomai, “to clutch, grasp with the hand”).[3] Avestan 𐬛𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰 (dərəz, “fetter”) is unrelated, despite similar phonetics and semantics.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdir̃žas m (plural diržaĩ) stress pattern 4 [4]
- belt
- (for a waist):
- (for a machine or an engine):
Declension
editDeclension of dir̃žas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | dir̃žas | diržaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | dir̃žo | diržų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | dir̃žui | diržáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | dir̃žą | diržùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | diržù | diržaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | diržè | diržuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | dir̃že | diržaĩ |
Related terms
editadjectives related to diržas
See also
edit- juosta f
References
edit- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 133
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “dzierżeć”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “dir̃žti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 116-7
- ^ “diržas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.