gegužė

See also: geguže and gegužę

Lithuanian

Etymology

Compare Old Prussian geguse (cuckoo) attested in Elbing Vocabulary.

Pronunciation

  • (gegužė̃) IPA(key): [ɡʲɛɡʊˈʒʲěː]
  • (gežė) IPA(key): [ɡʲɛˈɡʊʒʲeː]

Noun

gegužė̃ f (plural gẽgužės) stress pattern 3b or gegùžė f (plural gegùžės) stress pattern 2

  1. May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)
  2. cuckoo (bird)

Declension

  • (stress pattern 3b)
  • (stress pattern 2)

Note: The more common stress pattern is 3b.

Synonyms

  • (cuckoo): gegutė f
  • (May): gegužis m

See also

References

  • “gegužė” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-7818-0151-5

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