Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *baiˀsás. Cognate with Latvian baîss (terrible), Proto-Slavic *běsъ (demon).

Adjective

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baisùs m (feminine baisì, neuter baisù) stress pattern 4

  1. terrible

Inflection

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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “baisus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77