šliurti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Ultimately possibly onomatopoeic, as may also be kliùrti (“to become loose, ill”) and klerkė́ti (“to buzz, purr”). Has also been connected to Albanian qurra (“snot”).

Verb

šliùrti (third-person present tense šliū̃ra, third-person past tense šliū̃ro)

1. to become wet under the rain
2. to become dirty
3. (impersonal) to drizzle, sleet

   Synonyms: dárganoti, lynóti

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• apšliùrti
• nušliùrti
• pašliùrti
• péršliurti
• sušliùrti
• sušliùrusiai

 

Further reading

• “šliurti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024