avilys

Lithuanian

Avilys

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aulios (whence also Latvian aũlis (“beehive”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós, nominal form of *h₂ewlo- (“tube, hole, channel”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ulьjь (“beehive; opening”), Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós, “tube, pipe”), Latin alvus (“belly, beehive”), etc.

Noun

avilỹs m (plural aviliaĩ) stress pattern 3b

  1. beehive

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