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gulbis

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Latvian

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Gulbis

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gulbis. Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian gulbi̇̀s (swan), Old Prussian gulbis (swan), Proto-Slavic *gъlbь.

Noun

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gulbis m (2nd declension)

  1. swan

Declension

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Declension of gulbis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative gulbis gulbji
genitive gulbja gulbju
dative gulbim gulbjiem
accusative gulbi gulbjus
instrumental gulbi gulbjiem
locative gulbī gulbjos
vocative gulbi gulbji

Lithuanian

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Gulbis

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gulbis. Balto-Slavic cognates include Latvian gùlbis (swan), Old Prussian gulbis (swan), Proto-Slavic *gъlbь.

Noun

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gulbi̇̀s f (plural gulbys) stress pattern 4

  1. (dialectal) swan
    Synonym: gul̃bė (swan) (more common word)

Declension

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Declension of gulbi̇̀s
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) gulbi̇̀s gul̃bys
genitive (kilmininkas) gulbiẽs gulbių̃
dative (naudininkas) gul̃biai gulbi̇̀ms
accusative (galininkas) gul̃bį gulbi̇̀s
instrumental (įnagininkas) gulbimi̇̀ gulbimi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas) gulbyjè gulbysè
vocative (šauksmininkas) gulbiẽ gul̃bys

Noun

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gul̃bis m (plural gul̃biai) stress pattern 2

  1. (dialectal) swan
    Synonym: gul̃bė (swan), more common word

Declension

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Declension of gul̃bis
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) gul̃bis gul̃biai
genitive (kilmininkas) gul̃bio gul̃bių
dative (naudininkas) gul̃biui gul̃biams
accusative (galininkas) gul̃bį gulbiùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) gulbiù gul̃biais
locative (vietininkas) gul̃byje gul̃biuose
vocative (šauksmininkas) gul̃bi gul̃biai

References

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  • gulbis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • gulbis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “gulbis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192