vikrus

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Lithuanian[edit]

Vikri gimnastė - Nimble gymnast

Etymology[edit]

From the zero-grade of the root of veĩkti.

Adjective[edit]

vikrùs m (feminine vikrì) stress pattern 4

  1. agile, nimble, dextrous
    Synonyms: miklùs, mitrùs, judrùs, guvùs, apsukrùs, paslankùs
  2. quick, swift
    Synonym: greĩtas
  3. lively
    Synonym: gývas

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References[edit]

  • vikrus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • vikrus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “vikrùs”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 1249
  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “vikrus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 502