sūris

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See also: suris, surís, surîs, and -suris

Lithuanian

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Etymology 1

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Nominal derivative of sū́ras (salty), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀras,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.[1] Cognate with Old Prussian suris,[1] Russian сыр (syr).[1]

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Noun

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sū́ris m (plural sū́riai) stress pattern 1 [2]

  1. cheese[3]
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Etymology 2

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Like Etymology 1, a nominal derivative of sū́ras (salty), with metatony.[4]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sū̃ris m stress pattern 2 [5]

  1. saltiness
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 483-484. →ISBN
  2. ^ “sū́ris” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  3. ^ Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
  4. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “sū́ras”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 616
  5. ^ “sū̃ris” in Balčikonis, op. cit.

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