palšas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Ultimately from the same root as pelė (dormouse). Cognate with Latvian palss (faded),[1] Russian пелёсый (peljósyj, spotted)[1] and Old Icelandic fǫlr.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

pálšas m (stress pattern 3) [2]

  1. light grey, ashy
    palšas jautis[2] - a grey ox
    palšas dangus[2] - ashy sky
    palši debesys[2] - ashy clouds

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 394 →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 “palšas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.