šleivas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-s, ultimately from the root *ḱley-. Compare Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (tomb) and Latin clinō (I incline).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlʲeɪˑvas/

Adjective

šleĩvas m (feminine šleivà) stress pattern 4[1]

  1. bandy-legged, bowlegged[2]

Declension

Synonyms

  • kleivas, klišas, kreivakojis, šlyvas

(Adjectives)

  • kreivas

References

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