skalbti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Related to skélti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut, to cleave”). Cognates include Russian щель (ščelʹ, “crack”), Polish szczelina (“crack”) and Icelandic skilja (“to separate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskɐɫbʲtʲɪ]
  • Hyphenation: skalb‧ti

Verb

skal̃bti (third-person present tense skal̃bia, third-person past tense skal̃bė)

  1. (transitive) to wash, to launder (esp. clothing)
    Synonyms: mazgoti, plauti, prausti

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Further reading

  • “skalbti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • “skalbti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
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