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Lithuanian
Etymology
vaid- + -uoklis. Compare dialectal vaidas, vaidalas (“ghost”), and also vaidyti (“visit, appear”), vaidentis (“haunt”). Ultimately from the same root as vaizdas (“image”), veidas (“face”); see for more.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /vɐɪˈdu͡ə.klʲɪs/
Noun
vaiduõklis m (plural vaiduõkliai, feminine vaiduõklė) stress pattern 2 [1]
- ghost, apparition
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References
- ^ “vaiduoklis” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
- “vaiduoklis” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN