griežlė

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Lithuanian

 griežlė on Lithuanian Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From griežti (“to play music, screech, gnash”) +‎ -lė.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrieʒleː/
  • Hyphenation: griež‧lė
Griežlė (1)

Noun

griežlė̃ f (plural griẽžlės) stress pattern 4

  1. corncrake
  2. (by extension, figurative) someone who is a nuisance by constantly talking and bothering

Declension

Declension of griežlė̃
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) griežlė̃ griẽžlės
genitive (kilmininkas) griežlė̃s griežlių̃
dative (naudininkas) griẽžlei griežlė́ms
accusative (galininkas) griẽžlę griežlès
instrumental (įnagininkas) griežlè griežlėmìs
locative (vietininkas) griežlėjè griežlėsè
vocative (šauksmininkas) griẽžle griẽžlės

References

  • “griežlė”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • “griežlė”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
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