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šventas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Latvian svèts (holy), Old Prussian swints (holy), Proto-Slavic *svętъ (holy). From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas (holy), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (holy).

Adjective

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šveñtas m (feminine šventà) stress pattern 4

  1. holy, sacred

Declension

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