tiesus
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian tiešs (“direct”). Related to tiesà (“truth, law”), taisýti (“to mend, fix”); see those for more.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
tiesùs m (feminine tiesì) stress pattern 4
- straight
- Antonym: kreivas (“crooked”)
- (figuratively) sincere
Declension
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of tiesus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of tiesus
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “tiesus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “tiesus”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025