Lithuanian

edit

Etymology

edit

From grúodas (frozen mud or earth), referring to the cold frozen nature of December in Northeast Europe. Compare Proto-Slavic *grudьňь (December).[1]

Pronunciation

edit
  This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

edit

grúodis m (plural grúodžiai) stress pattern 1

  1. December (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar)

Declension

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “grúodas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 206