velnias

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Per Smoczyński, syncoped form of vẽlinas (“devil; demon”), derived from vėlė̃ (“ghost”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike; to hit”). Cognate to Latvian vel̃ns; see Latvian veļi for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈʋʲæˑlʲnʲɛs] Rhymes: -æˑlʲnʲɛs Syllabification: vél‧nias === Noun === vélnias m (plural velniai̇̃) stress pattern 3 devil; demon Synonyms: dèmonas, šėtõnas, bi̇́esas (figurative) someone malignant or corrupted ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Interjection === vélnias a swear word === References ===