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geležis

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Lithuanian

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geležis

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gel(e)ź- (“iron”). Cognate to Latvian dzèlzs, Russian железо (železo), Polish żelazo; see Proto-Slavic *želězo for more.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geleži̇̀s f (plural gẽležys) stress pattern 3b

  1. iron (chemical element)
  2. (dated, figurative) sword

Declension

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Declension of geleži̇̀s
singular
(vienaskaita) 		plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) geleži̇̀s gẽležys
genitive (kilmininkas) geležiẽs geležų̃
dative (naudininkas) gẽležiai geleži̇̀ms
accusative (galininkas) gẽležį gẽležis
instrumental (įnagininkas) geležimi̇̀ geležimi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas) geležyjè geležysè
vocative (šauksmininkas) geležiẽ gẽležys
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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168

Further reading

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  • “geležis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • “geležis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
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