lithuanian
リトアニア語
解説 Definition
バルト三国の一つリトアニアで話されるバルト語族の言語。非常に古い言語的特徴を保つ。
Lithuanian is the Baltic language spoken mainly in Lithuania. It is notable for preserving a number of ancient grammatical and phonological features inherited from earlier stages of the Indo-European language family.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Lithuania（リトアニア）に、出身・言語を表す -ian が付いた語として覚えます。大文字で Lithuanian と書き、言語名なら無冠詞で「Lithuanianを学ぶ」、形容詞なら Lithuanian culture のように使います。近縁の Latvian と国・言語を混同しないことが大切です。
Connect Lithuanian directly with Lithuania: the ending -ian commonly identifies a language, nationality, or something associated with a country. When it names the language, it normally appears without an article, as in “She studies Lithuanian.” Picture a course taken before a trip to Vilnius and remember that Lithuanian belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European. Keep it separate from Latvian, the other surviving Baltic language, by linking Lithuanian specifically to Lithuania and Vilnius.
例文
Lithuanian is considered one of the most archaic living Indo-European languages.
リトアニア語は現存するインド・ヨーロッパ語族の中で最も古い特徴を持つ言語の一つとされています。
She took a course in Lithuanian before traveling to Vilnius.
彼女はビリニュスへ旅行する前にリトアニア語の講座を受けました。
Lithuanian preserves many grammatical features that other European languages have lost.
リトアニア語は他のヨーロッパの言語が失った多くの文法的特徴を保っています。
lithuanian の類義語・関連語
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lithuanian の語源・成り立ち Etymology
地名 Lithuania（リトアニア）に接尾辞 -an を付けた形。Lithuania の語源は諸説あるが、古い記録では Litua と表記され、リトアニア語 lietùs（雨）や lieti（注ぐ）と関連し「湿地・水の多い土地」を意味するとされる。
Lithuanian is formed from Lithuania with the suffix -ian, which marks nationality, language, or association. The country name is recorded in medieval forms such as Litua, but its deeper origin remains uncertain. One proposal connects it with Lithuanian words such as lieti, “to pour,” possibly referring to water or wet terrain, though this explanation is not established with certainty.
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