gudrus
See also: gudrūs
Latvian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gudrus
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]According to Smoczynski, an adjectival derivative of gùsti (“to practice, get used to”), of unclear origin.[1] Cognate with Latvian gudrs.
Other theories linking the word to the root of gauti (“to acquire, get”), or to Hittite [script needed] (kutru(wa), “witness”), are subject to debate.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gudrùs m (stress pattern 4) [3]
Inflection
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- (clever): apsukrus, protingas
- (sly): apsukrus, klastingas, suktas
Derived terms
[edit]nouns derived from gudrus
- gudragalvis m/gudragalvė f
- gudrybė f
- gudročius m (“complacent cunning person”)
- gudrumas m
- gudruolis m/gudruolė f
- gudrutis m (“caught in cunning person”)
Related terms
[edit]- (adverb) gudriai
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “gùsti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language][1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 213
- ^ “gudrus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- ^ “gudrus” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN