rėtis

Lithuanian

Etymology

Derived from rẽtas (“thin, rare”).[1] Possibly related to Latin rēte n (“net”), conceivably from Proto-Indo-European *ret-.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

rėtis ?

  1. sieve
  2. screen

Declension

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References

  1. ^ “rėtis” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–).
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 521

Further reading

  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965), Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, pages 724-5
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