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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *apwalus. Morphologically from ap- + valus, the latter part of which may be from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”).
Cognate with Latvian apaļš (“round”), and further related to Proto-Slavic *obьlъ (“oval”), which contains the zero-grade of the root.
Adjective
apvalùs m (feminine apvalì, neuter apvalù) stress pattern 4
- round
Inflection
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of apvalus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of apvalus
References
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “apvalus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 58-59
- “apvalùs” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 45 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
- “apvalus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
Further reading
- “apvalus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “apvalus”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024