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geležis

Lithuanian

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geležis

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gel(e)ź- (“iron”). Cognate to Latvian dzèlzs, Russian железо (železo), Polish żelazo; see Proto-Slavic *želězo for more.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geležìs f (plural gẽležys) stress pattern 3b

  1. iron (chemical element)
  2. (dated, figurative) sword

Declension

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Declension of geležìs
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) geležìs gẽležys
genitive (kilmininkas) geležiẽs geležų̃
dative (naudininkas) gẽležiai geležìms
accusative (galininkas) gẽležį gẽležis
instrumental (įnagininkas) geležimì geležimìs
locative (vietininkas) geležyjè geležysè
vocative (šauksmininkas) geležiẽ gẽležys
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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168

Further reading

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  • “geležis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “geležis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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