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Latvian
Adjective
gudrus
- accusative plural masculine of gudrs
Lithuanian
Etymology
According to Smoczynski, an adjectival derivative of gùsti (“to practice, get used to”), of unclear origin.[1] Cognate with Latvian gudrs.
Other theories linking the word to the root of gauti (“to acquire, get”), or to Hittite (kutru(wa), “witness”), are subject to debate.[2]
Pronunciation
Adjective
gudrùs m (stress pattern 4) [3]
- clever
- gudrus žmogus - a clever man
- sly, cunning
- gudrus kaip lapė - sly like a fox
Inflection
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of gudrus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of gudrus
Synonyms
Derived terms
(nouns derived from gudrus):
(verbs derived from gudrus):
See also
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “gùsti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 213
- ^ “gudrus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- ^ “gudrus” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN