teisus
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
Related to Old Prussian teisi (“honor”), Old Prussian teisingi (“worth”), Proto-Slavic *tixъ (“calm, still”). From Proto-Balto-Slavic *teišus.
Adjective edit
teisùs m (feminine teisì) stress pattern 4
- fair, honest (of a person)
- true, accurate (of a statement, etc.)
- right, correct (of a person)
- just (of a cause or action)
- innocent
- Synonym: nekaltas
- not in debt
- Synonym: neskolingas
Declension edit
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of teisus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of teisus
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “teisus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “teisus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012