žvirblis

See also: zvirblis

Lithuanian

Etymology

Related to Latvian zvirbulis (“sparrow”), Polish wróbel, Slovene vrábelj < Proto-Slavic *vorbъlь, *vorbьjь (“sparrow”). Akin to Proto-Indo-European *(s)werbʰ- +‎ -ulis. The o-grade in the Slavic forms is reflected in žvarbus (“sharp, piercing”). The initial ž- can be identified with an original s-mobile, with later assimilation to the following -v-, compare Serbo-Croatian srābȁc, Bulgarian dialectal шво́роб (švórob); compare also Proto-Slavic *svorbъ (“itch”), Russian сво́роб (svórob), Slovene srȃb (“scabies”). Alternatively, the ž- may have appeared by analogy with žvyrė (“ptarmigan”), Latvian dialectal žvīgurs (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒvʲɪ͡rbʲ.lʲɪs/

Noun

žvìrblis m (plural žvìrbliai) stress pattern 1

  1. sparrow (bird from the genus Passer, commonly Passer domesticus)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • žvarbus
  • žverblėti
  • žvyrė
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