piemuo

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *poh₂-i-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (to protect).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪəˈmuə]

Noun

piemuõ m (plural píemenys) stress pattern 3a [1]

  1. shepherd[2]
    piemuõ gãno avìs - a shepherd pastures sheep

Declension

  • (noun) piemenė f
Derived terms
  • (verb) piemenauti
  • (diminutive nouns) piemenėlis, piemenukas

References

  1. “piemuo” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  2. “piemuo” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
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