vairas
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Lithuanian
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Car steering wheel
Etymology
[edit]- Fraenkel, Smoczynski: Like įvairùs (“various, diverse”), from an o-grade vai- to výti (“to turn, wind, spool”).[1][2]
- Buck: Compare Latvian airis (“oar”), likely from Proto-Germanic *airō (“oar”), possibly via Proto-Finnic *airo.[3]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]vaĩras m (plural vairaĩ) stress pattern 4
- steering wheel, helm (device for changing the direction of a vehicle)
- (figuratively) command center
Declension
[edit]Declension of vaĩras
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | vaĩras | vairaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | vaĩro | vairų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | vaĩrui | vairáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | vaĩrą | vairùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | vairù | vairaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | vairè | vairuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | vaĩre | vairaĩ |
References
[edit]- ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “vaĩras”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 1182
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “vaĩras”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 713
- ^ “vairas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
Further reading
[edit]- “vairas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “vairas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024