beveik

Lithuanian

Etymology

From be- +‎ véik.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɛˈvʲɛɪ̯kʰ]

Adverb

bevéik

  1. almost, nearly
    Ji̇̀s lietùviškai kal̃ba bevéik tai̇̃p, lýg ši̇̀ kalbà bū́tų jõ gimtóji kalbà.
    He speaks Lithuanian almost as if it were his mother tongue.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Jānis Endzelīns (transl. W. R. Schmalstieg & B. Jēgers) (1971) Comparative phonology and morphology of the Baltic languages, De Gruyter, →ISBN, 85.e.1, page 78

Further reading

  • “beveik”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • “beveik”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
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