taryba

See also: Taryba

Lithuanian

Taryba

Etymology

From tartis (“to discuss, consult”) +‎ -yba (“noun-forming suffix”). The verb tartis is the reflexive of tarti (“to utter, pronounce, say”).

Noun

tarýba f (plural tarýbos) stress pattern 1

1. council, board

   Europos Taryba ― Council of Europe

   stebėtojų taryba ― supervisory board

   direktorių taryba ― board of directors

2. (historical) soviet (a worker's council)

   Synonym: sovietas

   Aukščiausioji Taryba ― Supreme Soviet

   Tarybų Sąjunga ― Soviet Union (literally, “Union of Soviets”)

Usage notes

Prior to the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, the loanword sovietas was used to refer to socialist concept. During the occupation, the word taryba was used for "soviet", and the loanword sovietas was only used by expatriates in Western countries. They are now considered equivalent and neutral terms.

Declension

Declension of tarýba

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	tarýba	tarýbos
genitive (kilmininkas)	tarýbos	tarýbų
dative (naudininkas)	tarýbai	tarýboms
accusative (galininkas)	tarýbą	tarýbas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	tarýba	tarýbomis
locative (vietininkas)	tarýboje	tarýbose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	tarýba	tarýbos

Further reading

• “taryba”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024