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Lithuanian
Etymology
From earlier *teisus, Proto-Balto-Slavic *teišus, and related to Old Prussian teisi (“honor”), Old Prussian teisingi (“worth”), Proto-Slavic *tixъ (“calm, still”).
By surface analysis, a nominal derivative of teĩsti (“to judge, jury”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Adjective
teisùs m (feminine teisì) stress pattern 4
- fair, honest (of a person)
- Synonyms: teisingas, sąžiningas, doras
- teisus žmogus niekada nemeluoja ― an honest person never lies
- true, accurate (of a statement, etc.)
- Synonyms: tikras, tikslus
- jos žodžiai teisūs ― her words are right
- right, correct (of a person)
- ar aš teisus? ― am I right?
- just (of a cause or action)
- mūsų reikalas teisus ― our cause is just
- innocent
- Synonym: nekaltas
- not in debt
- Synonym: neskolingas
Declension
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of teisus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of teisus
Derived terms
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “teĩsti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 666
Further reading
- “teisus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “teisus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012