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Saulėlydis

Etymology edit

From saulė (sun) +‎ lydis (inclination, slope, gradient), which is related to leisti.[1]

Noun edit

saulė́lydis m (plural saulė́lydžiai) stress pattern 1

  1. sunset (period of time or light phenomenon)
    Antonym: saulėtekis (sunrise)
  2. westerly direction; west
    Synonym: vakarai
  3. (figuratively) end of something
    Synonym: pabaiga

Declension edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “lỹdis”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 364

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