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Lithuanian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Music / folk music | |||||||
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4 +1 | black poplar |
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5 | sycamore; sycamore maple |
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4 | sycamore |
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4 | Didioji tuopa; paprastasis skroblas; platanalapis klevas |
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black poplar Explanation: Jievaras, alias jovaras, is a tree species. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-17 19:50:49 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- It\'s all here: http://www.folklore.ee/rl/pubte/ee/bif/bif1/stund.html A great article. Jievaras, jieveras - it\'s all dialects. The standard (literary) form is jovaras, whereas the scientific name is juodoji tuopa Populus nigra L. |
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sycamore; sycamore maple Explanation: Sycamore or sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) The Short English-Lithuanian and Lithuanian-English Dictionary of Plant Biology |
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sycamore Explanation: 'jievaras' is a synonim of 'jovaras', which means 'sycamore'. Reference: http://alkonas.fotonija.lt/Zodis.asp?Zodis=jovaras |
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Didioji tuopa; paprastasis skroblas; platanalapis klevas Explanation: Jievaras = jovaras The Contemporary Lithuanian Language Dictionary (Dabartinės lietuvių k. odynas, - Vilnius, 2000) presents 3 versions of this ancient Lithuanian word: 1) didioji tuopa (populus deltoides) = "cottonwood" 2) paprastasis skroblas (carpinus betulus)= "Hornbeam" 3) platanalapis klevas (Acer pseudoplatanus = "Sycamore maple or Sycamore" Did I confuse you enough? Now it's up to you to decide. :-)) Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/61/imagepages/A4cottwd.html |
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