Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Belarusian сулiць (sulicʹ, to promise); compare Russian сули́ть (sulítʹ) and Latvian solīt.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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siū́lyti (third-person present tense siū́lo, third-person past tense siū́lė)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to offer
    siūlyti pagalbąto offer assistance
    siūlyti sumokėtito offer to pay
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to propose, suggest
    siūlyti idėjąto propose an idea
    siūlyti eiti į teatrąto suggest to go to the theater

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “siū́lyti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 552

Further reading

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  • siūlyti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • siūlyti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “siū́lyti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 788