šerys

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Latvian sęrs (bristle). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(s)- (rough hair, bristle), whence also Russian шерсть (šerstʹ, wool), and possibly English hair (from Proto-Germanic *hērą (hair)).

Noun

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šerỹs m (plural šeriaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. bristle

Conjugation

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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “šerys”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 443
  • šerys”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Further reading

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