priekis

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Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to Lithuanian prie (near), Latvian priekša (front), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei, from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

Noun[edit]

príekis m (plural príekiai) stress pattern 1

  1. front, anterior, forepart
    Antonym: galas

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References[edit]

  • priekis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “priẽ”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 653