šlapias

Lithuanian

Etymology

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

šlãpias m (feminine šlãpià)

  1. wet
    Antonym: sausas (“dry”)

Declension

References

  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

  • “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
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