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Lithuanian
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Etymology
Cognate with Latvian svèts (“holy”), Old Prussian swints (“holy”), Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy”). From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwentas (“holy”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”).
Adjective
šveñtas m (feminine šventà) stress pattern 4
- holy, sacred
Declension
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of šventas
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of šventas
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