lengvas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (light (of little weight)). Cognate with Latvian liegs (light, gentle, mild), Proto-Slavic *lьgъkъ (light, easy).[1]

Adjective

leñgvas m (feminine lengvà) stress pattern 4

  1. light[2]
  2. easy[2]

Declension

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of light): sunkus
  • (antonym(s) of easy): sunkus

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “lengvas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 280
  2. 2.0 2.1 Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN