aibė

Lithuanian

Aibių (2) sankirta -
Intersection of sets

Etymology

Related to eibė (multitude; harm), from eiti (to go).[1] Compare also eilė (row, sequence, line).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ˈä̂ˑɪ̯.bʲeː]

Noun

áibė f (plural áibės) stress pattern 1

  1. multitude, large quantity, heaps, loads
    Synonyms: daugybė, (rare) aimė
    aibė žmoniųa multitude of people
  2. (mathematics) set (collection of objects)
    aibių teorijaset theory

Declension

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References

  1. Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “aibė; eibė”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Further reading

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