skusti

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See also: skųsti

Lithuanian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ksew- (to shave, scrape), with metathesis;[1][2] in this case, cognate with Ancient Greek ξύω (xúō, to shave), Latin saucius (hurt, wounded), and Sanskrit क्षुर (kṣurá, razor). Alternatively, from a Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (to cut);[3] compare Irish scaitheamh (a spell (indefinite period of time)).

Pronunciation

Verb

skùsti (third-person present tense skùta, third-person past tense skùto) [4]

  1. to shave[5]
    skusti barzdąto shave the beard
Conjugation
Derived terms

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See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Participle

skustì m (past passive)

  1. nominative masculine plural of skustas

References

  1. ^ skusti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ξύω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1039-40
  3. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “skùsti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 569
  4. ^ “skusti” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  5. ^ “skusti” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN