šuo

Lithuanian

Šitas šuo yra dobermanas - This dog is a Dobermann.

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kwṓ (dog); compare Latvian suns, Old Prussian sunis (dog), Proto-Slavic *sùka (bitch), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (dog). Cognate to Armenian շուն (šun), Sanskrit श्वन् (śvā́), Latin canis, Proto-Germanic *hundaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃuə/

Noun

šuõ m (plural šùnys, feminine kalė̃) stress pattern 4

  1. dog (domestic or Canis spp.)
  2. (vulgar) a detestable, unpleasant person; bastard

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • šou, šova (Samogitian)
  • šuva (Aukštatian dialectal)
  • šunbaravykis
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