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krantas

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Etymology

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Smoczynski derives the word from the o-grade of the root underlying krìsti (to fall), noting the existence of the phrase krañtas kriñta (the bank slopes down (towards the river)). The sense development of the noun is "drop" > "steep shore" > "bank, shore".[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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krañtas m (plural krantaĩ) stress pattern 4[2]

  1. bank, seashore,[3] shore

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “krañtas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 307
  2. ^ Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  3. ^ Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN