viršus

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See also: virsus

Latvian

Noun

viršus m

  1. accusative plural of virsis

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wíršus, from Proto-Indo-European *wers-.[1][2][3] Cognate with Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

viršùs m (plural vir̃šūs) stress pattern 4

  1. top
  2. head
  3. upper part
  4. upper storey

Declension

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of top): dugnas
  • (antonym(s) of upper part): apačia

Derived terms

(Prepositions)

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “viršus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 506
  2. ^ viršùs” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 1450 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. ^ viršus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Further reading

  • viršus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • viršus”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024