Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *jeˀraˀ (spring harvest), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (year). Cognate with Latvian jērs (lamb), Proto-Slavic *ěrъka (whence Polish jarka (spring harvest; young ewe)).[1]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈæːɾɐs/

Noun

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ė́ras m (plural ėraĩ) stress pattern 3

  1. (uncommon) lamb
    Synonym: ėriukas

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “ėras”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
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