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Skruostas

Etymology

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Possibly related to skrósti (to slice, cut), sker̃sti (to slaughter), as cheeks look like segmented cuts on the face; for a semantic parallel, note the English collocation cut cheekbones.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skrúostas m (plural skruostaĩ) stress pattern 3[3]

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “skrúostas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 568
  2. ^ skruostas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  3. ^ skruostas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024