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brangus

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Related to brìngti (to become expensive).[1] Further etymology unclear:[2][3]

Latvian brañgs (magnificent) is often associated, but is formally incompatible, suggesting the Latvian is a borrowing from Lithuanian or another language.[4]

Adjective

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brangus m stress pattern 4

  1. expensive
  2. dear

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ brangùs” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 142 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  2. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 69
  3. ^ pabrìngti” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 832 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  4. ^ Pēteris Vanags (2004) “Latvian brañgs: From Lithuanian, Couronian, or German?”, in Philip Baldi and Pietro U. Dini, editors, Studies in Baltic and Indo-European Linguistics: In honor of William R. Schmalstieg, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 231–241

Further reading

  • brangus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • brangus”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

Spanish

Noun

brangus m (plural brangus)

  1. Brangus