irštva

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See also: irštvą

Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *irśtwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. Priorly thought to be akin to šìrtva by metathesis, from šìrtas, from šérti, ultimately uncertain.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

irštvà f

  1. bear's den
  2. wreck (ruined object)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “irštva”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

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