grynas

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Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of unclear origin.[1] Generally connected to Latvian grīns (weak, sickly) (though not grīns in its other senses, including "firm, strong (of yarn)" and "derisive"); the assumed original meaning of the Baltic forms is "pure", and shifted in Latvian from "pure" > "bare" > "poor" > "weak". These terms are probably further connected to Lithuanian griẽti (to skim, grab), as "skimming" can be conceived of as a form of "purifying"; see there for more.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

grýnas m (feminine grynà, neuter gryna) stress pattern 3

  1. pure, clear, clean, neat

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “grýnas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 201-2
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “grynas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 188-9