Lithuanian

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Etymology

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In ablaut with sverti (to weigh), svaras (pound), svarus (heavy), svirti (to bend, decline), Latvian svērt, svars. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *swēraz (heavy), Latin sērius (serious).

Noun

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svõris m (plural svõriai) stress pattern 2

  1. (physics) weight (heaviness of an object)
    Synonyms: svarumas, sunkumas
  2. weight (heavy object)
    Synonyms: svarstis, svarlys
  3. (figuratively) influence, authority
    Synonyms: įtaka, autoritetas

Declension

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Further reading

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  • svoris”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “svãras”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 949
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