grūdas

See also: grudas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian grauds (grain, corn), from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰrewd-, an extended form of *gʰrew-, itself from *gʰer- (to grind).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrûːd̪ɐs̪]

Noun

grū́das m (plural grūdaĩ) stress pattern 3 [1]

  1. grain[2]
    avižos / kviečio / miežio / rugio grūdas - a grain of oat / wheat / barley / rye

Declension

  • grúodas
  • gráužas
  • grūsti

References

  1. “grūdas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  2. “grūdas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
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