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Lithuanian
Etymology
Of unclear origin.[1] Generally connected to Latvian grīns (“weak, sickly”) (though not grīns in its other senses, including "firm, strong (of yarn)" and "derisive"); the assumed original meaning of the Baltic forms is "pure", and shifted in Latvian from "pure" > "bare" > "poor" > "weak". These terms are probably further connected to Lithuanian griẽti (“to skim, grab”), as "skimming" can be conceived of as a form of "purifying"; see there for more.[2]
Pronunciation
Adjective
grýnas m (feminine grynà) stress pattern 3
- pure, clear, clean, neat
Declension
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of grynas
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of grynas
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “grýnas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 201-2
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “grynas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 188-9