tulžis
Lithuanian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian žul̂ts, Proto-Slavic *zьlčь. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.
The Lithuanian form underwent metathesis under the influence of tul̃žti (“to become wet, swell, be angry”).
Noun
tulži̇̀s f (plural tul̃žys) stress pattern 4
- (anatomy) bile
- (anatomy) gallbladder
- Synonym: tulžies pūslė
- (figuratively) anger
- Synonyms: pyktis, pyktumas
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | tulži̇̀s | tul̃žys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | tulžiẽs | tulžių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | tul̃žiai | tulži̇̀ms |
| accusative (galininkas) | tul̃žį | tulži̇̀s |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | tulžimi̇̀ | tulžimi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | tulžyjè | tulžysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | tulžiẽ | tul̃žys |
Further reading
- “tulžis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “tulžis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 474–475