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dėmė

Pronunciation: [dʲeː²ˈmʲeː]

“dėmė” is a Lithuanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. stain
  2. sin

Etymology

De-prefixing of núodėmė (“sin”), itself formed from a reanalysis of nusidėti (“to sin”) with omission of the reflexive particle si, the verb from nuõ (“away from; for, against”) + dėti (“to place”).

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