tėvas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tewas. Cognate with Latvian tȩ̃vs. For sense 2, compare semantically Belarusian ба́цька (bácʹka), Ukrainian ба́тько (bátʹko). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtʲeːvɐs] === Noun === tė́vas m (plural tėvai̇̃) stress pattern 3 father (in the plural) parents ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====