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Lithuanian
Etymology
gìnti, gìna, gýnė (“to defend”) + -ėjas
Noun
gynė́jas m (plural gynė́jai, feminine gynė́ja) stress pattern 1
- defender
- (law) defense lawyer (legal representative for the accused party)
- (sports) defender (player whose primary goal is to prevent other team from scoring)
Declension
Further reading
- “gynėjas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “gynėjas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
- “gynėjas”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.