Neman
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Lithuanian Nemunas, of uncertain origin, possibly from an Old Lithuanian word meaning "damp, wet" (Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“wet”), sharing Ancient Greek νοτερός (noterós)), or from nemti (“to become silent”), or from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "fiu-fin" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF. niemi (“cape”).
Proper noun
Neman
- A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the Baltic Sea
- A town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Translations
river to the Baltic Sea
town in Kaliningrad Oblast
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References
- Aleksandras Vanagas. Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas. 227 psl., – Vilnius: Mokslas, 1981.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171125154504/http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/kultura/kultura/memelis-ar-klaipeda-1481368
- Tadeusz Lehr-Spławiński. O pochodzeniu i praojczyźnie Słowian. – Poznań, 1946.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Lithuanian
- English terms derived from Old Lithuanian
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Rivers in Europe
- en:Towns in Kaliningrad Oblast
- en:Towns in Russia
- en:Places in Kaliningrad Oblast
- en:Places in Russia
- en:Rivers
- en:Russia
- en:Towns