See also: Kaire

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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A derivative of kreĩvas (crooked, curved; wrong), with dissimilation of the *kr- > k-.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kairė̃ f (plural kaĩrės) stress pattern 4

  1. left (direction)
    Coordinate term: dešinė

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 218-9