usnis

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Latvian usna (thistle) and probably with dialectal Proto-Slavic *ušь (carduoid) (whence Old East Slavic оушь (ušĭ)).

Further origin uncertain. Possibly derived from the oblique ablaut-grade of Proto-Indo-European *wósHr̥ ~ *usHén-, whence Sanskrit उष्ण (uṣṇa, onion), Latin ūniō (onion).

Noun

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usnìs f stress pattern 4 or ùsnis m stress pattern 2

  1. thistle

Alternative forms

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References

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  • usnis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • usnis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024