taryba

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From tartis (“to discuss, consult”) +‎ -yba (“noun-forming suffix”). The verb tartis is the reflexive of tarti (“to utter, pronounce, say”). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Russian сове́т (sovét). === Noun === tarýba f (plural tarýbos) stress pattern 1 council, board Europos Taryba ― Council of Europe stebėtojų taryba ― supervisory board direktorių taryba ― board of directors (historical) soviet (a worker's council) Synonym: sovietas Aukščiausioji Taryba ― Supreme Soviet Tarybų Sąjunga ― Soviet Union (literally, “Union of Soviets”) ==== Usage notes ==== Prior to the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, the loanword sovietas was used to refer to socialist concept. During the occupation, the word taryba was used for "soviet", and the loanword sovietas was only used by expatriates in Western countries. They are now considered equivalent and neutral terms. ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “taryba”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026