saulėlydis

Lithuanian

Saulėlydis

Etymology

From saulė (sun) + lydis (inclination, slope, gradient), which is related to leisti.[1]

Noun

saulė́lydis m (plural saulė́lydžiai) stress pattern 1

  1. sunset (period of time or light phenomenon)
    Antonym: saulėtekis (sunrise)
  2. westerly direction; west
    Synonym: vakarai
  3. (figuratively) end of something
    Synonym: pabaiga

Declension

See also

  • vakaras (evening)
  • sutemos (twilight, dusk)
  • prieblanda (twilight, dusk)
  • naktis (night)

References

  1. Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “lỹdis”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 364

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