pinavija

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Lithuanian

Pinavija

Etymology

Borrowed with metathesis from Polish piwonia or Belarusian півоня (pivónja), both from Latin paeōnia.

According to LKŽ, the metathesis was already present in Polish pinawja.

Noun

pinavijà f (plural pinavijos) stress pattern 2

  1. (botany) (Paeonia) peony; common peony (Paeonia officinalis)

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References

  • pinavija”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “bijū́nas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 43