"velnias" meaning in Lithuanian

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Interjection

Etymology: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Cognate to vėlė and Latvian velns; see Latvian veļi for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|lt|ine-bsl-pro|*weliā}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, {{der|lt|ine-pro|*welh₃-|t=to strike, hit}} Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”), {{cog|lv|velns}} Latvian velns, {{cog|lv|veļi}} Latvian veļi Head templates: {{head|lt|interjection}} velnias
  1. A swear word. Related terms: dèmonas, šėtõnas
    Sense id: en-velnias-lt-intj-EShcptIj Categories (other): Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0

Noun

Forms: vélnias [canonical, masculine, stress-pattern-3], velniai [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Cognate to vėlė and Latvian velns; see Latvian veļi for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|lt|ine-bsl-pro|*weliā}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, {{der|lt|ine-pro|*welh₃-|t=to strike, hit}} Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”), {{cog|lv|velns}} Latvian velns, {{cog|lv|veļi}} Latvian veļi Head templates: {{head|lt|nouns|||plural|velniai||{{{f}}}||{{{m}}}|g=m|g2=|head=vélnias}} vélnias m (plural velniai), {{lt-noun|m|velniai|3|head=vélnias}} vélnias m (plural velniai) stress pattern 3
  1. devil, demon Derived forms (vélniškas): vélniškai, velniškùmas
    Sense id: en-velnias-lt-noun-eggatd-5
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      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "3": "*weliā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*welh₃-",
        "t": "to strike, hit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "velns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian velns",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "veļi"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian veļi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Cognate to vėlė and Latvian velns; see Latvian veļi for more.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vélnias",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine",
        "stress-pattern-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velniai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "10": "{{{m}}}",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "velniai",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{f}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "vélnias"
      },
      "expansion": "vélnias m (plural velniai)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "velniai",
        "3": "3",
        "head": "vélnias"
      },
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      "name": "lt-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "sense": "vélniškas",
          "word": "vélniškai"
        },
        {
          "sense": "vélniškas",
          "word": "velniškùmas"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "devil, demon"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "devil",
          "devil"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "velnias"
}

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "velns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian velns",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "veļi"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian veļi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Cognate to vėlė and Latvian velns; see Latvian veļi for more.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "velnias",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "100 0",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A swear word."
      ],
      "id": "en-velnias-lt-intj-EShcptIj",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "dèmonas"
        },
        {
          "word": "šėtõnas"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "velnias"
}
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    "Lithuanian interjections",
    "Lithuanian lemmas",
    "Lithuanian masculine nouns",
    "Lithuanian nouns",
    "Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Lithuanian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "vélniškas",
      "word": "vélniškai"
    },
    {
      "sense": "vélniškas",
      "word": "velniškùmas"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "3": "*weliā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*welh₃-",
        "t": "to strike, hit"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "velns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian velns",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "veļi"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian veļi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vélnias",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine",
        "stress-pattern-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velniai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "6": "velniai",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{f}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "vélnias"
      },
      "expansion": "vélnias m (plural velniai)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "velniai",
        "3": "3",
        "head": "vélnias"
      },
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      "name": "lt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "devil, demon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "devil",
          "devil"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "velnias"
}

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    "Lithuanian lemmas",
    "Lithuanian masculine nouns",
    "Lithuanian nouns",
    "Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Lithuanian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "3": "*weliā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*welh₃-",
        "t": "to strike, hit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "velns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian velns",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "veļi"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian veļi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dèmonas"
    },
    {
      "word": "šėtõnas"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A swear word."
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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