Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Lithuanian term or phrase:
jievaras
English translation:
black poplar
Added to glossary by
Joseph Brazauskas
Dec 17, 2002 19:00
21 yrs ago
Lithuanian term
United States
When You Want It Done Right
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
, Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Latin to English, English to Latin, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 23 more.
jievaras
Lithuanian to English
Art/Literary
Music
folk music
It is the title of an anthology of Lithuanian folk songs. Does it mean anything?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | black poplar |
Vidmantas Stilius
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| 5 | sycamore; sycamore maple |
diana bb
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| 4 | sycamore |
Mindaugas Boruta
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| 4 | Didioji tuopa; paprastasis skroblas; platanalapis klevas |
Jolanta Schimenti
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Change log
Jan 28, 2010 00:55: Joseph Brazauskas Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Vidmantas Stilius
Native in Lithuanian
18 years in shipping business
Native in: Lithuanian 
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Russian to Lithuanian, Hungarian to Lithuanian, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
black poplar
Jievaras, alias jovaras, is a tree species.
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Note added at 2002-12-17 19:50:49 (GMT) Post-grading
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It\'s all here:
http://www.folklore.ee/rl/pubte/ee/bif/bif1/stund.html
A great article.
Jievaras, jieveras - it\'s all dialects.
The standard (literary) form is jovaras,
whereas the scientific name is juodoji tuopa Populus nigra L.
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Note added at 2002-12-17 19:50:49 (GMT) Post-grading
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It\'s all here:
http://www.folklore.ee/rl/pubte/ee/bif/bif1/stund.html
A great article.
Jievaras, jieveras - it\'s all dialects.
The standard (literary) form is jovaras,
whereas the scientific name is juodoji tuopa Populus nigra L.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Aciu labai! Small wonder that I couldn't find it in the dictionary. It must be Lettish then?"
36 mins
sycamore; sycamore maple
Sycamore or sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.)
36 mins
Mindaugas Boruta
Native in Lithuanian
Works in field
experienced, willing to try anything new
Native in: Lithuanian
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Lithuanian to English, Russian to Lithuanian
sycamore
'jievaras' is a synonim of 'jovaras', which means 'sycamore'.
54 mins
Jolanta Schimenti
Native in Lithuanian
Experienced linguist
Native in: Lithuanian
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Lithuanian to English, Russian to English, and 12 more.
Didioji tuopa; paprastasis skroblas; platanalapis klevas
Jievaras = jovaras
The Contemporary Lithuanian Language Dictionary (Dabartinės lietuvių k. odynas, - Vilnius, 2000) presents 3 versions of this ancient Lithuanian word:
1) didioji tuopa (populus deltoides) = "cottonwood"
2) paprastasis skroblas (carpinus betulus)= "Hornbeam"
3) platanalapis klevas (Acer pseudoplatanus = "Sycamore maple or Sycamore"
Did I confuse you enough? Now it's up to you to decide. :-))
The Contemporary Lithuanian Language Dictionary (Dabartinės lietuvių k. odynas, - Vilnius, 2000) presents 3 versions of this ancient Lithuanian word:
1) didioji tuopa (populus deltoides) = "cottonwood"
2) paprastasis skroblas (carpinus betulus)= "Hornbeam"
3) platanalapis klevas (Acer pseudoplatanus = "Sycamore maple or Sycamore"
Did I confuse you enough? Now it's up to you to decide. :-))
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