lithuanian
adjective (Lithuanian); noun (a Lithuanian, Lithuanians; Lithuanian — the language)
Everyday
- Lithuanian means from Lithuania, a country on the Baltic Sea in north-east Europe, or to do with its people. tree →
- Lithuanian is the language spoken in Lithuania. tree →
- A Lithuanian is a person from Lithuania. tree →
In the lessons
In geography lessons, Lithuania is one of the three Baltic states, with Latvia and Estonia; its capital is Vilnius. Lithuanian is famous as a very old-style language in the Indo-European family. Many Lithuanian families live in the UK and Ireland, so children meet classmates who speak it.
Examples
- My classmate is Lithuanian. tree →
- Lithuanian is spoken in Vilnius. tree →
- She speaks Lithuanian at home and English at school. tree →
- The Lithuanian flag is yellow, green and red. tree →
- Lithuanians love basketball. tree →
- Lithuanian is one of the oldest-sounding languages in Europe. tree →
- We learnt to say «labas» — «hello» in Lithuanian. tree →
- THE THREE PRINCES AND THEIR BEASTS (LITHUANIAN FAIRY TALE) tree →
Note
Always a capital L: Lithuanian, Lithuania. Pronounced «lith-yoo-AY-nee-un». It is not a Slavic language, though Lithuania is near Poland; it is a Baltic language, like Latvian.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «lithuanian» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «lithuanian» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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