žemyn

Lithuanian

Etymology

žẽmė +‎ -yn, literally “towards the earth or ground”.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒʲɛˈmʲǐːn/

Adverb

žemỹn

  1. down, downwards
  2. downstairs (motion)

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “žẽmė”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 778
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