vabzdys

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Possibly a sonorization of earlier *vapstys, derived from vapst (interjection of pain from being stung).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʋɐbʲzʲˈdʲiːs]

Noun

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vabzdỹs m (plural vabzdžiaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. insect

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “vabzdỹs”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 2087