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elgtis

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Unclear. Has been compared with Proto-Balto-Slavic *algā́ˀ, itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʷʰ-éh₂-, though it's semantically problematic[1]. Cognate with Latvian elgtiês.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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el̃gtis (third-person present tense el̃giasi, third-person past tense el̃gėsi)

  1. to behave, to conduct oneself
    Jéigu blogaĩ el̃gsiesi, ìš manę̃s nebegausì pinigų̃.
    If you you conduct yourself wrongly, you won't get pennies from me anymore.

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński