žiū
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- žiù
Etymology
Clipping of žiūrė́k (“look!”).[1]
Interjection
žiū̃
- look! (to point something out or indicate surprise)
References
- Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, →ISBN, page 434: “The interjections žiū̃, [...] are descended from 2. SG imperative forms žiūrėk ‘look’, [...]”
Further reading
- “žiū”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2021
- “žiū”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2021