šliužas

Lithuanian

Šliužas (1) - Slug

Etymology

Related to šliūžė (trail left in grass), šliaužti (to creep, slither).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃljuʒas/

Noun

šliùžas m (plural šliužaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. slug
  2. (figurative) reptile, despicable person
  3. abomasum

Declension

References

  1. Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “šliūžė̃”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 1007

Further reading

  • šliužas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • šliužas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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