pinavija

Lithuanian

Pinavija

Etymology

Borrowed with metathesis from Polish piwonia or Belarusian півоня (pivónja), both from Latin paeōnia.

According to LKŽ, the metathesis was already present in Polish pinawja.

Noun

pinavijà f (plural pinavijos) stress pattern 2

  1. (botany) (Paeonia) peony; common peony (Paeonia officinalis)

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References

  • pinavija”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “bijū́nas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 43
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