"velnias" meaning in Lithuanian

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Interjection

Forms: vélnias [canonical]
Etymology: Per Smoczyński, syncoped form of vẽlinas (“devil, demon”), derived from vėlė̃ (“ghost”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Cognate to Latvian velns; see Latvian veļi for more. Etymology templates: {{glossary|syncope|syncoped}} syncoped, {{der|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|head=vélnias}} vélnias
  1. A swear word. Synonyms: dèmonas, šėtõnas, bi̇́esas
    Sense id: en-velnias-lt-intj-EShcptIj

Noun

Etymology: Per Smoczyński, syncoped form of vẽlinas (“devil, demon”), derived from vėlė̃ (“ghost”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Cognate to Latvian velns; see Latvian veļi for more. Etymology templates: {{glossary|syncope|syncoped}} syncoped, {{der|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|velniaĩ||{{{f}}}||{{{m}}}|g=m|g2=|head=vélnias}} vélnias m (plural velniai̇̃), {{lt-noun|m|velniaĩ|3|head=vélnias}} vélnias m (plural velniai̇̃) stress pattern 3 Inflection templates: {{lt-decl-noun|vélnias|velniaĩ|vélnio|velnių̃|vélniui|velniáms|vélnią|vélnius|vélniu|velniaĩs|velniè|velniuosè|vélnie|velniaĩ}} Forms: vélnias [canonical, masculine, stress-pattern-3], velniai̇̃ [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], vélnias [nominative, singular], velniai̇̃ [nominative, plural], vélnio [genitive, singular], velnių̃ [genitive, plural], vélniui [dative, singular], velniáms [dative, plural], vélnią [accusative, singular], vélnius [accusative, plural], vélniu [instrumental, singular], velniai̇̃s [instrumental, plural], velniè [locative, singular], velniuosè [locative, plural], vélnie [singular, vocative], velniai̇̃ [plural, vocative]
  1. devil, demon
    Sense id: en-velnias-lt-noun-eggatd-5
  2. (figurative) someone malignant or corrupted Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-velnias-lt-noun-683SBdrU Categories (other): Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (vélniškas): vélniškai, velniškùmas
Disambiguation of 'vélniškas': 0 100
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      "_dis1": "0 100",
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      "_dis1": "0 100",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "velns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian velns",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "canonical",
        "masculine",
        "stress-pattern-3"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "lt-noun-m-as-3",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "velniai̇̃s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velniè",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velniuosè",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vélnie",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "(figurative) someone malignant or corrupted"
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        }
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    {
      "word": "dèmonas"
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      "word": "šėtõnas"
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      "word": "bi̇́esas"
    }
  ],
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}

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