žambas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognate with Latvian zobs (tooth) and Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ (tooth).

Noun

žam̃bas m stress pattern 4 [2]

  1. sharp edge
  2. lower edge of a jacket

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References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 549
  2. ^ Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.