Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ślṓuˀtei, further perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH- (to cleanse) (whence Latin cluō (to cleanse), Ancient Greek κλύζω (klúzō, to wash)). Possibly related to dialectal Proto-Slavic *slavina (valve, tap) (if not a Latin borrowing) and hydronyms *Sluja (r. Sluja), *Slovǫta (Upper Dnieper), Polish Sława.

Verb

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šlúoti (third-person present tense šluoja, third-person past tense šlavo)

  1. to sweep

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • šluoti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • šluoti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012