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Lithuanian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian grauds (“grain, corn”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic , from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰrewd-, an extended form of *gʰrew-, itself from *gʰer- (“to grind”).
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Pronunciation
Noun
grū́das m (plural grūdaĩ) stress pattern 3 [1]
- grain[2]
- avižos / kviečio / miežio / rugio grūdas - a grain of oat / wheat / barley / rye
Declension
References
- ^ “grūdas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
- ^ “grūdas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN