Lithuanian

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Etymology

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See gývas (alive).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡʲiːvʊˈlʲîs̪]

Noun

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gyvulỹs m (plural gyvuliaĩ) stress pattern 3a[2]

  1. animal
    1. domesticated one; pet
    2. wild one; beast
    3. (figuratively) person who behaves wildly; beast

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “gývas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 185
  2. ^ “gyvulys” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

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