kemsas

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Lithuanian

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Kemsas

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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An s-extension to the root *kam- in kamuolỹs (ball), kamíenas (trunk).[1]

Noun

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kémsas m (plural kemsaĩ) stress pattern 3

  1. hummock, tussock (a small knoll or mound overgrown with grass or moss)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ kamuolė”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Further reading

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  • kemsas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “kémsas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 239