ryklys

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Lithuanian

 ryklys on Lithuanian Wikipedia
Didysis baltasis ryklys
Great white shark

Etymology

From rýti (to devour) +‎ -klỹs.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ryklỹs m (plural rykliaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. shark
  2. (figuratively) insatiable, predatory, greedy person

Declension

References

  1. ^ liūtis, kryptis; priesagos; ilgieji balsiai”, in Konsultacijų bankas [Consultation bank], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2003–2024

Further reading

  • ryklys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • ryklys”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024