"be" meaning in Lithuanian

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Preposition

IPA: [bʲɛ] Forms: bè [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰe (instrumental particle) + *-ǵʰs (“out”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bez(ъ) (“without”); see there for more cognates. Etymology templates: {{inh|lt|ine-bsl-pro|*beź}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź, {{der|lt|ine-pro|*bʰe|pos=instrumental particle}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰe (instrumental particle), {{cog|sla-pro|*bez(ъ)|t=without}} Proto-Slavic *bez(ъ) (“without”) Head templates: {{head|lt|preposition|with genitive|head=bè}} bè (with genitive), {{lt-prep|g|prep=bè}} bè (with genitive)
  1. (shows absence of something) without Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-be-lt-prep-EhayqIl1
  2. besides; but, except Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-be-lt-prep-JVdgsYSH Categories (other): Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header, Lithuanian prepositions Disambiguation of Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Lithuanian prepositions: 43 57
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sù"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "3": "*beź"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰe",
        "pos": "instrumental particle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰe (instrumental particle)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*bez(ъ)",
        "t": "without"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *bez(ъ) (“without”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰe (instrumental particle) + *-ǵʰs (“out”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bez(ъ) (“without”); see there for more cognates.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bè",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "preposition",
        "3": "with genitive",
        "head": "bè"
      },
      "expansion": "bè (with genitive)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "g",
        "prep": "bè"
      },
      "expansion": "bè (with genitive)",
      "name": "lt-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "without"
      ],
      "id": "en-be-lt-prep-EhayqIl1",
      "links": [
        [
          "without",
          "without"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "shows absence of something",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(shows absence of something) without"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lithuanian prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "besides; but, except"
      ],
      "id": "en-be-lt-prep-JVdgsYSH",
      "links": [
        [
          "besides",
          "besides"
        ],
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ],
        [
          "except",
          "except"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bʲɛ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sù"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lithuanian lemmas",
    "Lithuanian prepositions",
    "Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Lithuanian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Pages with 60 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "3": "*beź"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰe",
        "pos": "instrumental particle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰe (instrumental particle)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*bez(ъ)",
        "t": "without"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *bez(ъ) (“without”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰe (instrumental particle) + *-ǵʰs (“out”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bez(ъ) (“without”); see there for more cognates.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bè",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "preposition",
        "3": "with genitive",
        "head": "bè"
      },
      "expansion": "bè (with genitive)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "g",
        "prep": "bè"
      },
      "expansion": "bè (with genitive)",
      "name": "lt-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "without"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "without",
          "without"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "shows absence of something",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(shows absence of something) without"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "besides; but, except"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "besides",
          "besides"
        ],
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ],
        [
          "except",
          "except"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bʲɛ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}

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