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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źarˀnā́ˀ. Cognate with Latgalian zorna, Latvian zarna and Samogitian žarna.
Pronunciation
Noun
žarnà f (plural žárnos) stress pattern 3
- (anatomy) intestine (the tube-shaped part of the digestive tract starting from the stomach)
2023 September 13, Požymiai, rodantys, kad netoleruojate laktozės:Maždaug 36 proc. amerikiečių turi tam tikrą laktozės netoleravimą – virškinimo sutrikimą, kuris atsiranda, kai plonoji žarna negamina pakankamai laktazės fermento, reikalingo natūraliam piene esančiam cukrui (laktozei) skaidyti.- About 36 percent of Americans have some form of lactose intolerance, a digestive disorder that occurs when the small intestine does not produce enough of the lactase enzyme needed to break down the natural sugar (lactose) found in milk.
- hose (long rubber tube)
Declension
Further reading
- “žarna”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
- “žarna”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025