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diena

Pronunciation: /dʲiəˈnɐ/

“diena” is a Lithuanian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. day, daytime (period of sunlight)
  2. day (a measurement of time equal to twenty-four hours)
  3. day (calendar date)
  4. day, time (period, era)

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dein- (oblique stem *din-); compare Latvian dìena, Old Prussian deinan (acc. sg.), Proto-Slavic *dьnь. The ablaut in Balto-Slavic suggests an original Proto-Indo-European n-stem *déy-n- (genitive *din-és (“day”)); compare Old Irish denus (“period of time”), Sanskrit मध्यन्दिन (madhyáṃdina-, “midday”), Latin nūndina (“market day”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (sinteins, “always,…

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