Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Compare Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn (to snore, snort).[1][2] Possibly ultimately onomatopoeic.

Noun

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snarglỹs m (plural snargliaĩ) stress pattern 3

  1. snot (nasal mucus)
    Synonym: gleivės (mucus, slime)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “snarglỹs”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 852
  2. ^ snarglys”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė, 2007–2012

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