purvas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From an uncertain Proto-Indo-European root shared with Albanian purth (“diarrhea”) and Latvian pùrvs (“swamp”), which see for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [²ˈpʊrˑʋɐs] Rhymes: -ʊrˑʋɐs Syllabification: pur̃‧vas === Noun === pur̃vas m (plural purvai̇̃) stress pattern 4 mud dirt, filth Synonym: nešvarumai ==== Declension ==== === References === Orel, V. E. (2000). A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language: Reconstruction of Proto-Albanian. Germany: Brill, p. 45 === Further reading === “purvas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “purvas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012