saugus
Lithuanian
Etymology
Related to sáugoti (“to protect”), Latvian saudzēt (“to take care of”).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɐʊˈɡʊs]
Adjective
saugùs m (feminine saugì, neuter saugù) stress pattern 4
- safe, secure
- Antonym: pavojingas
- Noriu būti saugus. ― I want to be safe.
Declension
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of saugus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of saugus
Further reading
- “saugus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “saugus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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