Contionary:liuodi: Difference between revisions

===Alternative forms===

liuodije (plural only) - North-Western dialects

ļōdī (plural only) - Eastern dialects

===Etymology===

From Old Pomorian ljaudijes, Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljaudejes. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *ljudъ ,ljudьje, Lithuanian liaudis (“people, nation”), Latvian ļaudis, Old Prussian ljūdis (“master of the house”), ljūdini (“mistress of the house”). From Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰeyes; compare to  Old High German liuti, Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “free”), Latin līber (“free”).

===Pronunciation===

===Noun===

#people (a number of human individuals)

#: vėsinė '''liuody'''/ vėse'''liuody''' - rural '''people''', peasants

#: juokėnė '''liody'''/ jauka'''liuody''' - '''people''' of science, scientists  

#: pamarėskė '''liuodi''' - Pomorian '''nation'''

#: poliskė '''liuodi''' - Polish '''nation'''

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