smurtas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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According to Fraenkel, possibly related to smerkti, smarkus.

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Noun

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smùrtas m (plural smùrtai) stress pattern 1

  1. violence
    • 1992, Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucija [Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania]:
      Valstybinės valdžios ar jos institucijos užgrobimas smurtu laikomi antikonstituciniais veiksmais, yra neteisėti ir negalioja.
      Seizure of State power or of its institution by force shall be considered anti-constitutional actions, which are unlawful and invalid.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • smurtas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “smùrtas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 851