šalis

See also: salis, Salis, salís, sālis, and sālīs

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱól-i-s, from *ḱel- (“to incline”). Cognate with Latvian salis, and more distantly, Old English hold (“gracious, loyal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃɐˈlʲɪs]

Noun

šalìs f (plural šãlys) stress pattern 4

  1. land, region, periphery, province, county or a greater part of a country
  2. country; nation (as a sovereign state)
  3. (idiomatic) aside
    Padėk į šalį ― Put it aside, please.

Declension
Declension of šalìs
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) šalìs šãlys
genitive (kilmininkas) šaliẽs šalių̃
dative (naudininkas) šãliai šalìms
accusative (galininkas) šãlį šalìs
instrumental (įnagininkas) šalimì šalimìs
locative (vietininkas) šalyjè šalysè
vocative (šauksmininkas) šaliẽ šãlys
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