barzdotas

Lithuanian

Barzdotas vyras - Bearded man

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀtas.

Adjective

barzdótas m (feminine barzdóta)

  1. bearded
  2. (figuratively) old
  3. (figuratively) having a fringe resembling a beard in some way
    • c. 1765-1775, Kristijonas Donelaitis, Metai (The Seasons)
      Tikt dyvai žiūrėt, kaipo barzdoti pušynai / Su savo kuodais garbanotais visur pasirodo
      It is wonderful to see how the bearded forests of pinetrees with their curly crests show up everywhere

Declension

References

  • barzdotas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 55
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