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Lithuanian
Etymology
- Per Derksen, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blaiˀd-(w)á-s, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰloyd-(w)ó-s. He names Proto-Slavic *blědъ, Proto-Germanic *blaitaz as cognates.
- Smoczyński questions Derksen's theory, describing the development *-dw- > -v- as improbable and proposes *bʰloy-u(o)- as a possible origin.
Adjective
blaivùs m (feminine blaivi̇̀, neuter blaivù) stress pattern 4
- pale
- whitish, bright (devoid of hue)
- (figurative, of the sky) clear, cloudless
- sober
- unintoxicated
- abstinent
- (figurative) sensible, reasonable; shrewd
Declension
See also
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “blaivas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 92
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “blaivùs”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 117