Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *swetyas, from Proto-Indo-European *swe-tio-s, which is probably a derivative of *swe (self). Cognate with Latvian svešs (strange, foreign), Ancient Greek ἔτης (étēs, private person).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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svẽčias m (plural svečiaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. guest
    kviesti į svečiusto invite guests

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Adjective

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svẽčias m

  1. strange, foreign

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “svečias”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 437-8