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tiesa

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Latvian

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Noun

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tiesa f (4th declension)

  1. court, court of law
  2. truth
    Synonyms: patiesība, taisnība
  3. part, share
    Synonym: daļa

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Nominal derivative of tiẽsti (to straighten).[1] Related to teisùs (fair, honest).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tiesà f (plural tiẽsos) stress pattern 4

  1. truth, true
    Synonym: teisybė
    sakyti tiesąto tell the truth
  2. right (permission ensured by law, etc.)
    Synonym: teisė
  3. law, custom
    Synonyms: įstatymas, paprotys
  4. court of law
    Synonym: teismas
  5. legal case, trial
    Synonym: byla
  6. law and order, jurisprudence
    Synonyms: teisėtvarka, teisės mokslas, teisėtyra, jurisprudencija

Declension

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Adverb

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tiesa

  1. by the way
    Synonym: beje
  2. indeed; truly; it is true that

References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “tiesà”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 675

Further reading

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  • tiesa”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • 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

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Adjective

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tiesa

  1. feminine singular of tieso