gudrus

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Latvian

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Adjective

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gudrus

  1. accusative plural masculine of gudrs

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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According to Smoczynski, an adjectival derivative of gùsti (to practice, get used to), of unclear origin.[1] Cognate with Latvian gudrs.

Other theories linking the word to the root of gauti (to acquire, get), or to Hittite [script needed] (kutru(wa), witness), are subject to debate.[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gudrùs m (stress pattern 4) [3]

  1. clever
    gudrus žmogus - a clever man
  2. sly, cunning
    gudrus kaip lapė - sly like a fox

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “gùsti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 213
  2. ^ gudrus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  3. ^ “gudrus” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN