žąsis

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansis (compare Latvian zùoss, Old Prussian sansy), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans- (compare Russian гусь (gus'), Irish , Latin ānser, Albanian gatë, English goose, German Gans, Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (), Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒaːˈsʲɪs]

Noun

žąsìs f (plural žąsys) stress pattern 4

  1. goose

Declension

Derived terms

  • baltakaktė žąsis
  • kalninė žąsis
  • mažoji žąsis
  • pilkoji žąsis
  • snieginė žąsis
  • trumpasnapė žąsis
  • želmeninė žąsis
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