stumbras

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Lithuanian

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Stumbras

Etymology

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Cognate with Latvian sum̃brs (bison), Old Prussian wissambs/wissambris, Proto-Slavic *zǫbrъ (wisent). The Prussian form may be contaminated by Germanic and/or Slavic.

According to Derksen, a connection with Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas (tooth) is possible. The word could also be a migratory term, see Ossetian домбай (dombaj, bison) for more.

Noun

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stum̃bras m (plural stum̃brai) stress pattern 2

  1. bison, wisent; Bison bonasus

Declension

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Further reading

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  • stumbras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • stumbras”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “stumbras”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 432–433