Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

According to Kroonen, from a northern Indo-European root Proto-Indo-European *leh₂is- or *leh₃is-, shared with Old English læs (less).[1] This is also supported by Pokorny.[2]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

líesas m (feminine liesà, neuter líesa) stress pattern 1

  1. lean, thin
  2. skinny
  3. (of dairy) skimmed, skim
  4. (of food) fat-free

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “661-62”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 661-62