Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From the same root as veĩsti (to breed, rear), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (to raise, produce). Cognate with Old Prussian wẽisin (fruit), Old Norse vísir (bud, sprout).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vaĩsius m (plural vaĩsiai) stress pattern 2

  1. fruit
  2. foetus

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “vaisius”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 485