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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gerˀ(ō)was, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely; crane”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *žeravъ (“crane (bird)”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
gérvė f (plural gérvės) stress pattern 1
- crane (bird)
Declension
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References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “gervė”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 172-3