bendras

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-ros (tied (to someone)), from *bʰendʰ- (to bond). Among the word's cognates, compare in particular Ancient Greek πενθερός (pentherós, father-in-law).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲɛndrɐs]

Adjective

beñdras m (feminine bendrà, neuter beñdra) stress pattern 4

  1. (comparable) common; general
  2. (not comparable) common, shared
  3. (not comparable) joint, combined

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “bendras”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 53-4

Further reading

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