Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

Related to skélti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (to cut, to cleave). Cognates include Russian щель (ščelʹ, crack), Polish szczelina (crack) and Icelandic skilja (to separate).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈskɐɫbʲtʲɪ]
  • Hyphenation: skalb‧ti

Verb edit

skal̃bti (third-person present tense skal̃bia, third-person past tense skal̃bė)

  1. (transitive) to wash, to launder (esp. clothing)
    Synonyms: mazgoti, plauti, prausti

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Further reading edit

  • skalbti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • skalbti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024