tiesa
Latvian
Noun
tiesa f (4th declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tiesa | tiesas |
| genitive | tiesas | tiesu |
| dative | tiesai | tiesām |
| accusative | tiesu | tiesas |
| instrumental | tiesu | tiesām |
| locative | tiesā | tiesās |
| vocative | tiesa | tiesas |
Lithuanian
Etymology
Nominal derivative of tiẽsti (“to straighten”).[1] Related to teisùs (“fair, honest”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tiesà f (plural tiẽsos) stress pattern 4
- truth, true
- Synonym: teisybė
- sakyti tiesą ― to tell the truth
- right (permission ensured by law, etc.)
- Synonym: teisė
- law, custom
- Synonyms: įstatymas, paprotys
- court of law
- Synonym: teismas
- legal case, trial
- Synonym: byla
- law and order, jurisprudence
- Synonyms: teisėtvarka, teisės mokslas, teisėtyra, jurisprudencija
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | tiesà | tiẽsos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | tiesõs | tiesų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | tiẽsai | tiesóms |
| accusative (galininkas) | tiẽsą | tiesàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | tiesà | tiesomi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | tiesojè | tiesosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | tiẽsa | tiẽsos |
Adverb
tiesa
- by the way
- Synonym: beje
- indeed; truly; it is true that
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “tiesà”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 675
Further reading
- “tiesa”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “tiesa”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “tiesà”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch[2], volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Spanish
Adjective
tiesa
- feminine singular of tieso