tulžis
Lithuanian
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Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Latvian žul̂ts, Proto-Slavic *zьlčь. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.
The Lithuanian form underwent metathesis under the influence of tul̃žti (“to become wet, swell, be angry”).
Noun
[edit]tulžìs f (plural tul̃žys) stress pattern 4
- (anatomy) bile
- (anatomy) gallbladder
- Synonym: tulžies pūslė
- (figuratively) anger
Declension
[edit]Declension of tulžìs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | tulžìs | tul̃žys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | tulžiẽs | tulžių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | tul̃žiai | tulžìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | tul̃žį | tulžìs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | tulžimì | tulžimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | tulžyjè | tulžysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | tulžiẽ | tul̃žys |
Further reading
[edit]- “tulžis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “tulžis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 474–475