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Slovak
Etymology
Cognate with or from Lithuanian gintaras, possibly via Russian янтарь (jantarʹ). Compare also Latvian dzintars.
Pronunciation
Noun
jantár m inan (genitive singular jantáru, declension pattern of dub)
- amber
Declension
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Further reading
- “jantár”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025