šlapias

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Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Latvian slapjš (wet).[1][2] Further relatives include Polish słota (rainy weather), Ancient Greek κλέπας (klépas, something moist), Irish cluain (meadow). From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlep- (wet, damp).

Adjective[edit]

šlãpias m (feminine šlãpià)

  1. wet
    Antonym: sausas (dry)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ šlãpias” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 1201 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  2. ^ šlapias”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Further reading[edit]

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