kartus

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), and related to Sanskrit कटुक (kaṭuka, “sharp, bitter, pungent”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐɾˈtʊs]

Adjective

kartùs m (feminine kartì, neuter kartù) stress pattern 3

  1. bitter

Declension

Antonyms

References

  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 290
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