lėkštas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian lēzns (“flat, even”), of uncertain further origin. Often connected to Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“low, flat”), assuming an earlier form of lēž-tas for the Lithuanian (based on the Latvian cognates), and further taken to be from a Proto-Indo-European *leh₁ģʰ- (“to lie down”);[1] however, the Proto-Indo-European root in question is generally reconstructed as *legʰ-, which cannot produce the Baltic forms.

Possibly related to ložė́ti (“to lie down on the ground; (of grain blown by rain and wind) to fly off”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

lė̃kštas m

  1. flat, smooth
  2. shallow, sloping
  3. shallow, superficial

Declension

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References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “ložė́ti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎ (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 364-5
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