svoris

Lithuanian

Etymology

In ablaut with sverti (“to weigh”), svaras (“pound”), svarus (“heavy”), svirti (“to bend, decline”), Latvian svērt, svars. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *swēraz (“heavy”), Latin sērius (“serious”).

Noun

svõris m (plural svõriai) stress pattern 2

  1. (physics) weight (heaviness of an object)
    Synonyms: svarumas, sunkumas
  2. weight (heavy object)
    Synonyms: svarstis, svarlys
  3. (figuratively) influence, authority
    Synonyms: įtaka, autoritetas

Declension
Declension of svõris
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) svõris svõriai
genitive (kilmininkas) svõrio svõrių
dative (naudininkas) svõriui svõriams
accusative (galininkas) svõrį svoriùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) svoriù svõriais
locative (vietininkas) svõryje svõriuose
vocative (šauksmininkas) svõri svõriai

Further reading
  • “svoris”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “svãras”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 949
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