Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīw-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w-. Cognate with Latvian dzīvot, Proto-Slavic *živěti, *žiti, Sanskrit जीवति (jī́vati), Latin vīvō (to live) (infinitive vīvere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡʲiːˈʋʲɛ̂n̪ʲt̪ʲɪ]

Verb

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gyvénti (third-person present tense gyvẽna, third-person past tense gyvẽno)

  1. to live
  2. to inhabit
    gyventi Vilniujeto live in Vilnius

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • gyventi”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • gyventi”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012