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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz (wheat), apparently at a stage before Grimm's law was complete (that is, in the stage *k > h). Cognate with Latvian kviesis.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʲvʲɪəˈt̪ʲiːs̪]

Noun

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kvietỹs m (plural kviečiaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. wheat[3]

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “kviečiaĩ”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 331
  2. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “kvietỹs”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 326
  3. ^ “kvietys” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN