avilys

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Lithuanian[edit]

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Avilys

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aulios (whence also Latvian aũlis (beehive)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós, nominal form of *h₂ewlo- (tube, hole, channel). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ulьjь (beehive; opening), Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós, tube, pipe), Latin alvus (belly, beehive), etc.

Noun[edit]

avilỹs m (plural aviliaĩ) stress pattern 3b

  1. beehive

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