žodis

See also: zodis

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Alternative forms

žuodis (Samogitian)

Etymology

An extended-grade deverbative from archaic žàsti (“speak; awaken”);^[1] cognate with Latvian zadinât (“ridicule, blame; debate”).^[2] The -õ- is a secondary lengthened grade, as is typical for deverbals in -is.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [²ˈʒoːdʲɪs]
Rhymes: -oːdʲɪs
Syllabification: žõ‧dis

Noun

žõdis m (plural žõdžiai) stress pattern 2

word (the smallest meaningful unit of speech)
word, speech, utterance (a speech act, often as opposed to action)
Apgi̇̀nti šãlį vi̇́en drąsių̃ žõdžių neužteñka. ― Words are not enough to defend your country.

Žõdžiù, ẽsame paténkinti pasirinkimù. ― Basically (= in a word), we're satisfied with our choice.
speech (the right to speak one's mind)
žõdžio láisvė (freedom of speech)
word, promise
Dúok žõdį, kàd atei̇̃s. ― Give me your word that you'll come.

Declension

Declension of **žõdis**
	singular	plural
nominative	žõdis	žõdžiai
genitive	žõdžio	žõdžių
dative	žõdžiui	žõdžiams
accusative	žõdį	žodžiùs
instrumental	žodžiù	žõdžiais
locative	žõdyje	žõdžiuose
vocative	žõdi	žõdžiai

Derived terms

Related terms

References

^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “žõdis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎^[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 791
^ Blažek, Václav (2010), “Lithuanian žõdis "word"”, in Baltistica‎^[2], volume XLV, number 2, Vilnius University, archived from the original on 29 January 2021, page 306

[1] Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “žõdis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎^[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 791

[2] Blažek, Václav (2010), “Lithuanian žõdis "word"”, in Baltistica‎^[2], volume XLV, number 2, Vilnius University, archived from the original on 29 January 2021, page 306

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