gysla

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gī́ˀšlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰíH(s)leh₂-. Cognate with the second part of Old Prussian pette-gislo (“back vein”), Latvian dzīsla (“vein”), Proto-Slavic *žila (“vein, tendon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʲîːslɐ]

Noun

gýsla f stress pattern 1

  1. vein
  2. thread
  3. nerve

Declension

Derived terms

See also

References

  • “gysla”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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