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irštva

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See also: irštvą

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱosder.
    Proto-Balto-Slavic *irśtwā́ˀ
    Lithuanian irštva

    Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *irśtwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. Priorly thought to be akin to šìrtva by metathesis, from šìrtas, from šérti, ultimately uncertain.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    irštvà f

    1. bear's den
    2. wreck (ruined object)

    Declension

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    Declension of irštvà
    singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
    nominative (vardininkas) irštvà irštvos
    genitive (kilmininkas) irštvõs irštvų̃
    dative (naudininkas) irštvai irštvóms
    accusative (galininkas) irštvą irštvas
    instrumental (įnagininkas) irštva irštvomìs
    locative (vietininkas) irštvojè irštvosè
    vocative (šauksmininkas) irštva irštvos

    References

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    1. ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “irštva”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN

    Further reading

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    • “irštva”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
    • “irštva”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
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