vadovas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wed-, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʋɐ²ˈdoːʋɐs] Rhymes: -oːʋɐs Syllabification: va‧dõ‧vas === Noun === vadõvas m (plural vadõvai, feminine vadõvė) stress pattern 2 leader, ruler; principal Synonyms: vadas, galva ==== Declension ==== === References === “vadovas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026