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gėlė

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See also: gėlę, gele, Gele, gelé, gèle, gelê, and gėle

Lithuanian

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Gėlės

Etymology

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Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a lengthened vowel grade of the same root as gel̃tas (yellow),[1] but this is semantically dubious due to the diversity of colors of flowers, as well as the exact derivational morphology being unclear.[2] That said, the color yellow tends to evoke connotations of shining and blooming in various languages, as Buck notes,[3] so the semantic connection is not too weak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gėlė̃ f (plural gė̃lės) stress pattern 4

  1. flower (a plant that bears flowers)
    Synonym: žolynas

Usage notes

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gėlė and the less common žolynas (herbaceous plant; plant with flowers) refer to an entire plant, while žiedas refers to just the part (the flower itself).

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “gėlė̃”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 167
  2. ^ gėlė̃” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 351 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. ^ gėlė”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Further reading

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  • gėlė”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • gėlė”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024