žvirblis
See also: zvirblis
Lithuanian
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Etymology
[edit]Related to Latvian zvirbulis (“sparrow”), Polish wróbel, Slovene vrábelj < Proto-Slavic *vorbъlь, *vorbьjь (“sparrow”). Akin to Proto-Indo-European *(s)werbʰ- + -ulis. The o-grade in the Slavic forms is reflected in žvarbus (“sharp, piercing”). The initial ž- can be identified with an original s-mobile, with later assimilation to the following -v-, compare Serbo-Croatian srābȁc, Bulgarian dialectal шво́роб (švórob); compare also Proto-Slavic *svorbъ (“itch”), Russian сво́роб (svórob), Slovene srȃb (“scabies”). Alternatively, the ž- may have appeared by analogy with žvyrė (“ptarmigan”), Latvian dialectal žvīgurs (“sparrow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]žvìrblis m (plural žvìrbliai) stress pattern 1
- sparrow (bird from the genus Passer, commonly Passer domesticus)
Declension
[edit]Declension of žvìrblis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | žvìrblis | žvìrbliai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | žvìrblio | žvìrblių |
| dative (naudininkas) | žvìrbliui | žvìrbliams |
| accusative (galininkas) | žvìrblį | žvìrblius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | žvìrbliu | žvìrbliais |
| locative (vietininkas) | žvìrblyje | žvìrbliuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | žvìrbli | žvìrbliai |
Derived terms
[edit]terms derived from žvirblis