grožis
Lithuanian
Etymology
Related to gražus (“beautiful”), grožėtis (“to admire”). Sometimes compared to Proto-Slavic *krasa (“beauty”), although the connection is uncertain. Phonological similarity to Proto-Slavic *groza (“horror”) has also been noted.
Noun
grõžis m (uncountable) stress pattern 2
- beauty
- Synonyms: gražumas, grožybė, gražybė, dailybė, puikybė
Declension
declension of grožis
| nominative | grõžis |
|---|---|
| genitive | grõžio |
| dative | grõžiui |
| accusative | grõžį |
| instrumental | grožiù |
| locative | grõžyje |
| vocative | grõži |
Further reading
- “grožis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
- “grožis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*krāsà”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 245: “f. ā (b)”