tingus
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tingús (“heavy”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ (“heavy”), Old Norse þungr (“heavy”) and Proto-Iranian *θanǰáyati.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Adjective
tingùs m stress pattern 4
Declension
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Related terms
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “tingus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 466-7
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 494
- ^ “tingus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012