tvirtas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *twirˀ- from a zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *twerH-. Cognate with Latvian tvirts and Polish twardy (“solid”). Derksen does not give a full PBS reconstruction for this term, only noting that "the Baltic and Slavic suffixes do not match." Other cognates within Lithuanian: ãptvaras (“pen, enclosure”) < Proto-Indo-European *tworH-o- tvérti (“to seize”) < Proto-Indo-European *twerH- tvorà (“fence”) < Proto-Indo-European *twōrH- turėti (“to hold”) < Proto-Indo-European *turH-eh₁yé- === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʲvʲɪrtɐs/ === Adjective === tvi̇̀rtas m (feminine tvirtà, neuter tvi̇̀rta) stress pattern 3 firm, sturdy, tough ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kietas, stiprus ==== Antonyms ==== minkštas ==== Derived terms ==== (Adjectives) tvirtagalis tvirtapradis (Nouns) tvirtėti tvirtinti ==== Related terms ==== (Adverb) tvirtai̇̃ (Verbs) tvirtýbė f tvirtùmas m === References ===