Gudija

== Lithuanian == === Alternative forms === Gudia === Etymology === From gudas (“Belarusian”) +‎ -ija, from southeastern dialectal gudėti (“start speaking another dialect or language”). The prior meaning is believed to have been "foreigner, unable to speak Lithuanian" (compare Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“foreigner, non-Slav, specifically of Germanic peoples”) from *němъ (“mute, unclear or incomprehensible speaker”)), and later narrowed to refer to East Slavic peoples specifically. Further etymology unclear, but possibly from Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 (*guta, “Goth”), first adopted to refer to the Goths, then - to foreign peoples in general. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡʊdʲɪjɛ] Rhymes: -ʊdʲɪjɛ Syllabification: Gù‧di‧ja === Proper noun === Gùdija f Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Baltarùsija ==== See also ==== === References ===