Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From griẽti (to skim).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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grietìnė f (plural grietìnės) stress pattern 2

  1. sour cream, smetana
    šaltibarščiai su grietinecold borsch with sour cream

Usage notes

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  • grietinė is generally much thinner in consistency compared to American sour cream. Note in the etymology section that the word is derived from a verb meaning "to skim"; thus, it makes sense that a "skim cream" would be thinner than American sour cream.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “griẽti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 200

Further reading

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