Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tewas. Cognate with Latvian tēvs. For sense 2, compare semantically Belarusian ба́цька (bácʹka), Ukrainian ба́тько (bátʹko).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tė́vas m (plural tėvaĩ) stress pattern 3

  1. father
  2. (in the plural) parents

Declension

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