imbieras

Lithuanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci)

Proto-Dravidian *wēr

Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr)

Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor.

Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der.

Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor.

Latin zingiberi

Latin gingiberder.

Middle High German imbërbor.

Old Polish imbir

Polish imbierbor.

Lithuanian imbieras

Borrowed from Polish imbier, variant of imbir, from older German Imber. Compare Russian имби́рь (imbírʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²ˈɪmʲˑbʲiɛrɐs]
• Rhymes: -ɪmʲˑbʲiɛrɐs
• Syllabification: im̃‧bie‧ras

• IPA^(key): [ɪmʲ¹ˈbʲiɛrɐs]
• Rhymes: -iɛrɐs
• Syllabification: im‧bi̇́e‧ras

Noun

im̃bieras / imbi̇́eras m stress pattern 1

1. ginger

Declension

im̃bieras:

Declension of im̃bieras

	singular
nominative	im̃bieras
genitive	im̃biero
dative	im̃bierui
accusative	im̃bierą
instrumental	im̃bieru
locative	im̃biere
vocative	im̃biere

imbíeras:

Declension of imbi̇́eras

	singular
nominative	imbi̇́eras
genitive	imbi̇́ero
dative	imbi̇́erui
accusative	imbi̇́erą
instrumental	imbi̇́eru
locative	imbi̇́ere
vocative	imbi̇́ere

Derived terms

• imbierinis (“ginger”, adjective)

References

• “imbieras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
• “imbieras”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026