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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gī́ˀšlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰíH(s)leh₂-. Cognate with the second part of Old Prussian pette-gislo (“back vein”), Latvian dzīsla (“vein”), Proto-Slavic *žila (“vein, tendon”). Doublet of failas.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
gýsla f (plural gýslos) stress pattern 1
- vein
- thread
- nerve
Declension
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “gysla”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 179
- ^ “gysla”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012