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Lithuanian
Etymology
According to Kroonen, from a northern Indo-European root Proto-Indo-European *leh₂is- or *leh₃is-, shared with Old English læs (“less”). This is also supported by Pokorny.
Pronunciation
Adjective
líesas m (feminine liesà, neuter líesa) stress pattern 1
- lean, thin
- skinny
- (of dairy) skimmed, skim
- (of food) fat-free
Declension
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of liesas
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of liesas
Derived terms
terms derived from liesas
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “661-62”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 661-62