saulėlydis

Lithuanian

Saulėlydis

Etymology

From saulė (“sun”) +‎ lydis (“inclination, slope, gradient”), which is related to leisti.[1]

Noun

saulė́lydis m (plural saulė́lydžiai) stress pattern 1

  1. sunset (period of time or light phenomenon)
    Antonym: saulėtekis (“sunrise”)
  2. westerly direction; west
    Synonym: vakarai
  3. (figuratively) end of something
    Synonym: pabaiga

Declension

See also

  • vakaras (“evening”)
  • sutemos (“twilight, dusk”)
  • prieblanda (“twilight, dusk”)
  • naktis (“night”)

References

  1. Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “lỹdis”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 364

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