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griežlė

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Lithuanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From griežti (to play music, screech, gnash) +‎ -lė.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡrieʒleː/
  • Hyphenation: griež‧lė
Griežlė (1)

Noun

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griežlė̃ f (plural griẽžlės) stress pattern 4

  1. corncrake
  2. (by extension, figurative) someone who is a nuisance by constantly talking and bothering

Declension

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References

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  • griežlė”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • griežlė”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024