rodos
Lithuanian
Etymology
Clipping of ródosi (“it appears [that]”), the present form of ródytis (“to seem, appear”). Similar formations are Russian ка́жется (kážetsja), Polish zdaje się.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrǒː.dɔːs/
Particle
rõdos
- expresses uncertainty about a state that appears to be factual; it seems that, apparently; “I think”
See also
- atrodo, atrodyti
- pasirodo
- tikriausiai
References
- “rodos”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński
Portuguese
Noun
rodos
- plural of rodo
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
rodos m or n (feminine singular rodoasă, masculine plural rodoși, feminine and neuter plural rodoase)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | rodos | rodoasă | rodoși | rodoase | |||
| definite | rodosul | rodoasa | rodoșii | rodoasele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | rodos | rodoase | rodoși | rodoase | |||
| definite | rodosului | rodoasei | rodoșilor | rodoaselor | ||||