kvapas

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Lithuanian

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Kvapas

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kwep-. Compare Proto-Slavic *kopъtь (soot, smoke), Ancient Greek κάπυς (kápus, fume), possibly Latin vapor.

Noun

kvãpas m (plural kvapaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. breath
    sulaikyti kvapąto hold one's breath
  2. smell, aroma
    Synonyms: kvepėjimas, aromatas

Declension

Further reading

  • kvapas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “kvapas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
  • V. Dadurkevičius & D. Ralys (n.d.) “kvapas”, in M. Paura & M. Tverijonas, editors, Lietuvių–anglų kalbų žodynas [Lithuanian-English dictionary], ekalba.lt
  • kvapas”, in Lietuvos Respublikos terminų bankas [Terminology bank of the Republic of Lithuania], VLKK, 2005–2024