žodis

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Etymology

An extended-grade deverbative from archaic žàsti (speak; awaken);[1] cognate with Latvian zadinât (ridicule, blame; debate).[2] The -õ- is a secondary lengthened grade, as is typical for deverbals in -is.

Pronunciation

Noun

žõdis m (plural žõdžiai) stress pattern 2

  1. word (the smallest meaningful unit of speech)
  2. word, speech, utterance (a speech act, often as opposed to action)
    Apgìnti šãlį víen drąsių̃ žõdžių neužteñka.Words are not enough to defend your country.
    Žõdžiù, ẽsame paténkinti pasirinkimù.Basically (= in a word), we're satisfied with our choice.
  3. speech (the right to speak one's mind)
    žõdžio láisvė (freedom of speech)
  4. word, promise
    Dúok žõdį, kàd ateĩs. ― Give me your word that you'll come.

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References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “žõdis”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 791
  2. ^ Blažek, Václav (2010) “Lithuanian žõdis "word"”, in Baltistica, volume XLV, number 2, Vilnius University, archived from the original on 2021-01-29, page 306