vėliava

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Lithuanian

 vėliava on Lithuanian Wikipedia
Lietuvos vėliava

Etymology

Of somewhat disputed origin:

  • According to Greimas, from vėlė ("ghost"), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (death).
  • According to Fraenkel, related to vėlankė, vėlangė ("weather vane"), ultimately from the same root as vėjas (wind).
  • Smoczynski derives the word from vė́ti (to blow (of wind)) + a neo-suffix -liava also found in words like mẽsliava and nẽšliava, literally "that which blows in the wind", comparing the formation to that of Czech vlajka (flag). This derivation ultimately traces back to the same Proto-Indo-European root as Fraenkel's.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vė̃liava f (plural vė̃liavos) stress pattern 1

  1. banner, flag (a piece of fabric with a distinctive design used as a sign or symbol)
    Lietuvos vėliavaflag of Lithuania
    vėliavos stiebasflagpole
    skraidinti vėliavąto carry, to fly a flag
    laivo vėliavaflag, colours of the ship
    vėliavos emblema, užrašasflag emblem, inscription
    balta, juoda, raudona vėliavawhite, black, red flag
    iškelti, nuleisti vėliavąto hoist, to lower the flag
    vėliava pusiau nuleistaflag at half-mast
    pulko, asociacijos vėliavaregimental banner, association flag

Declension

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “vė̃liava”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 731-2

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