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krantas

Pronunciation: [²ˈkrɐnˑtɐs]

“krantas” is a Lithuanian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. bank, seashore, shore

Etymology

Smoczynski derives the word from the o-grade of the root underlying kri̇̀sti (“to fall”), noting the existence of the phrase krañtas kriñta (“the bank slopes down (towards the river)”). The sense development of the noun is "drop" > "steep shore" > "bank, shore".

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