apvaras

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Lithuanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Proto-Slavic *obora (string, twine). Related to verti (to pierce, string), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (to cover, shut).

Noun[edit]

ãpvaras m (plural apvaraĩ) stress pattern 3b

  1. cord, string, lace

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “apvaras”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 59

Further reading[edit]

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