ankštiras

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Lithuanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Latvian anksteri (magots, larvae), Old Prussian anxdris (adder).

Noun[edit]

ankštìras m (plural ankštìrai) stress pattern 2

  1. blackhead
  2. larva in the skin of an animal

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References[edit]

  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “ankštiras”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 56
  • ankštìras” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 34 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  • ankštiras”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

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