teisus
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Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier *teisus, Proto-Balto-Slavic *teišus, and related to Old Prussian teisi (“honor”), Old Prussian teisingi (“worth”), Proto-Slavic *tixъ (“calm, still”).
By surface analysis, a nominal derivative of teĩsti (“to judge, jury”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]teisùs m (feminine teisì) stress pattern 4
- fair, honest (of a person)
- true, accurate (of a statement, etc.)
- right, correct (of a person)
- just (of a cause or action)
- innocent
- Synonym: nekaltas
- not in debt
- Synonym: neskolingas
Declension
[edit]Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of teisus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of teisus
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “teĩsti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 666
Further reading
[edit]- “teisus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “teisus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012