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vinis

Pronunciation: [ʋʲɪˈnʲɪs]

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

noun

  1. nail, tack

Etymology

Probably a nominal derivation from an unattested *vinu, an infixed present-tense form of výti (“to drive away”), thus referring to "(that which is) driven into (a board, plank, etc.)". Cognate with Old Prussian wīnis (“barrel plug”).

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