See also: Liūtas

Lithuanian

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Etymology 1

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Apparently a nominalization of an obsolete liū̃tas (fierce), found in phrases such as liū̃tas lẽvas (fierce lion), with the meaning of "lion" being transferred from lẽvas (for which see Proto-Slavic *lь̀vъ (lion)) to liū̃tas. The latter is itself cognate with Proto-Slavic *ľutъ (harsh, cruel, fierce); see there for more.[1]

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Liūtas ir liūtė - A lion and a lioness

Noun

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liū̃tas m (plural liū̃tai, feminine liūtė) stress pattern 2

  1. lion
Declension
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Declension of liū̃tas
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) liū̃tas liū̃tai
genitive (kilmininkas) liū̃to liū̃tų
dative (naudininkas) liū̃tui liū̃tams
accusative (galininkas) liū̃tą liūtùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) liūtù liū̃tais
locative (vietininkas) liūtè liū̃tuose
vocative (šauksmininkas) liū̃te liū̃tai
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash, make wet). See also liū́nas (quagmire).[2]

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Noun

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liū́tas m

  1. (weather) rainy
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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “liū̃tas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 361
  2. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “liū́tas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[2] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 361