Lietuva

Lietuvą Lietuvā Latvian lv: thumb|250px|Lietuva (Eiropā) thumb|250px|Lietuvas karogs Etymology From the same stem as lv leitis Lithuanian (q.v.): ine-bsl-pro *leit-, from which also lv liêt to pour, lv liêtus rain) (q.v.). First mentioned in Annals of Quedlinburg as (la Litua, from an earlier lv *Lētuvā, apparently from ine-bsl-pro *leit- with a suffix (perhaps lv uve). Cognates include lt Lietuvà.lietuvieši More information at Name of Lithuania. Pronunciation ˈlīɛ̄tuva level lv lv-riga-Lietuva.ogg Proper noun f 4th Liẽtuva lv Lithuania Q37 Lietuvas Republika lv Lietuvas karogs the flag of Lithuania 1 lv Lietuvas teritorija the territory of Lithuania 1 lv Lietuva ir valsts Baltijas jūras austrumu krastā Lithuania is a country on the eastern coast of the Baltic sea 1 Declension Lietuv a 4th no-pl proper Related terms lv leitis, lv leitiete lv lietuvietis, lv lietuviete lv lietuvis, lv lietuve lv lietuvisks lv lietuviešu valoda, lv leišu valoda See also References Lithuanian lt: Etymology From an earlier lt *Lētuvā, possibly from an earlier lt *Lietā or lt *Lētā with the suffix lt uva, denoting a region (see lt Sūduva, lt *Jotuva region of the Yotvingians). Further etymology uncertain and debated, with several proposed etymologies: Most commonly, believed to have originated from the rivulet Lietauka from lt olt *Lietavà. Its etymology is unclear, but the root liet- likely comes from lt ine-bsl-pro *leˀi- *l(e/o)ʔi-, ultimately from the lt ine-pro - root ine-pro *ley- to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be slippery, and is cognate with lt lietus rain, lt lieti to pour. It is an 11-kilometer-long rivulet in central Lithuania. According to Kazimieras Kuzavinis, this rivulet may have given its name to the surrounding territory, which includes nearby Kernavė, a medieval capital of Lithuania, and gradually expanded to become a name for the medieval Lithuanian state. According to Jan Otrębski, from an old name of the Neman river, olt *Leitā, attested in lt Alytus, from lt olt *Leitā city on the Leita river. According to Simas Karaliūnas, from lt olt *lietā army, armed force, from olt lieti to cast metal, ultimately from the lt ine-pro - root ine-pro *ley- to flow, pour. According to Artūras Dubonis, from leičiai leitis (“member of a social group in service of the monarch in Medieval Lithuania”). Popular etymologies connect it with lt lietus rain. Compare sgs Lietova. Pronunciation Lietuvà lt Proper noun f Lietuvà - lietùviškas lietùvis lietùvė 3a lt Lithuania Q37 Lietuvõs Respùblika Declension Lietuvà Lietuvõs Líetuvai Líetuvą Líetuva Lietuvojè Líetuva Derived terms lt nouns Didžióji Lietuvà lietùvininkas lietuviškùmas<t:state of being Lithuanian> lietuvýbė LR Mažóji Lietuvà Related terms lt adjective lietuviakal̃bis lt verbs lietuvė́ti lietùvinti sulietuvė́ti sulietùvinti lt nouns dìdlietuvis jaunalietvùis lietuviakal̃bis lietuváitis mãžlietuvis naujãlietuvis Descendants ka ლიეტუვა 1 See also lt lituãnika lituanìstas lituanìstika lituanìstinis lituanìzmas Further reading lietuvos-vardas Lietuvos vardas (Name of Lithuania) Kuzavinis K., Lietuvos vardo kilmė // Lietuvos TSR aukštųjų mokyklų darbai. Kalbotyra, t. 10 (1964), p. 5−18, t. 17 (1967), p. 135−137. Dubonis, Artūras (1998). Lietuvos didžiojo kunigaikščio leičiai: iš Lietuvos ankstyvųjų valstybinių struktūrų praeities (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Lietuvos istorijos instituto leidykla. p. 15. Northern Sami se: Pronunciation Proper noun se proper noun se Lithuania Q37 Declension Lietuva s Further reading 90134