povas

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Verb

povas

  1. present of povi

Ido

Verb

povas

  1. present of povar

Lithuanian

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Povas

Etymology

Compare Latvian pāvs (“peacock”), Old Prussian powis (“peacock”). Ultimately borrowed from Latin pāvō, possibly via Polish paw (“peacock”).

Pronunciation

Noun

póvas m (plural póvai) stress pattern 1

  1. (bird) peacock
  2. (figuratively) boastful person

Declension

Declension of póvas
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) póvas póvai
genitive (kilmininkas) póvo póvų
dative (naudininkas) póvui póvams
accusative (galininkas) póvą póvus
instrumental (įnagininkas) póvu póvais
locative (vietininkas) póve póvuose
vocative (šauksmininkas) póve póvai

References

  • “povas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “povas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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