virš

Lithuanian

From a contraction of viršùj, viršuĩ (“above, on top”), from a clipping of viršujè, the locative singular of viršus (“top”).^[1]^[2] Compare Latvian virs (“above”).

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vir̃š (with genitive)^[3]

over, above (without touching, with or without motion)
Synonyms: viršùj, viršum̃

^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “vir̃š”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 759
^ Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, →ISBN, pages 405, 529, 534, 538, 576
^ “virš”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024