uoga

See also: uogą

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *óʔgaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂. Cognate with Latvian oga, Russian я́года (jágoda), Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 (akran).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈûɔɡɐ]

Noun

úoga f (plural úogos) stress pattern 1 [2]

  1. berry[3]
    riñkti úogas - to pick berries
  2. (botany) berry
  3. (slang) enticing girl

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • (Verb) uogauti

(Nouns)

  • gervuogė f
  • uogienė f
  • vynuogė f
  • žemuogė f

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 27
  2. “uoga” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  3. “uoga” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
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