geležis
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Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]geležìs f stress pattern 3b
- iron (chemical element)
Declension
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Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- “geležis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “geležis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024