purvas

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Lithuanian

Purvas

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian pùrvs (swamp); see there for more.

Noun

pur̃vas m (plural purvaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. mud
  2. dirt, filth
    Synonym: nešvarumai

Declension

Further reading

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