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Lithuanian
Etymology
From prie- + a second part cognate with žodis, žadėti.[1][2]
Noun
priežastìs f (plural príežastys) stress pattern 3a
- cause, reason
- Romos žlugimo priežastis ― the cause of Rome's downfall
Declension
References
- ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “príežastis”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 654
- ^ “priežastis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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