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Jūratė
Jūratė is a Lithuanian female given name. People named Jūratė include: *Jūratė Kiaupienė (born 1947), Lithuanian historian * Jūratė Ladavičiūtė (born 1985), Lithuanian freestyle swimmer * Jūratė Trimakaitė (born 1987), Lithuanian puppet director * Jūratė Narvidaite, Lithuanian rower * Jūratė Ščerbinskaitė, Lithuanian swimmer See also *Jūratė and Kastytis Jūratė and Kastytis ( Lithuanian: ''Jūratė ir Kastytis'') is one of the most famous and popular Lithuanian legends and tales. The first time it was recorded was in 1842, in the writings of . Since then it has been adapted many times for moder ..., one of the most famous and popular Lithuanian legends and tales. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurate Lithuanian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jūratė And Kastytis
Jūratė and Kastytis (Lithuanian: ''Jūratė ir Kastytis'') is one of the most famous and popular Lithuanian legends and tales. The first time it was recorded was in 1842, in the writings of . Since then it has been adapted many times for modern poems, ballets, and even rock operas. The authenticity of the entire story is questioned due to the possible influence of popular contemporary romantic tales. Etymology The heroine's name, 'Jūratė', is related to words for 'sea' in Baltic languages, namely, Lithuanian ''jūra'' 'sea' and Latvian ''jũra, jũŗa'' 'sea, great mass of water'. Synopsis The plot greatly varies between the different versions. However, the basic facts remain the same. The goddess (sometimes described as a mermaid or undine) Jūratė lived under the Baltic Sea in a beautiful amber castle. A young fisherman named Kastytis was fishing and she fell in love with the handsome young fisherman. They spent happy times in the castle, but the thunder god, Perkūnas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jūratė Kiaupienė
Jūratė Kiaupienė (born December 23, 1947 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian historian, professor, Habilitated Doctor. Education In 1969 Jūratė Kiaupienė finished her studies in History department of Vilnius University and obtain historian speciality. After finishing university she worked in Lithuanian History and Ethnography Museum, in 1972 was appointed in Lithuanian Science Academy office. Later she worked as docent in History Department of Vilnius Pedagogical University. From 1989 works in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania's History Department of Lithuanian Institute of History. In 1984 Kiaupienė defended her thesis ''Agrariniai santykiai Žemaitijoje XVI–XVIII a'', she also lectures in Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas. From 1997 till 2001 lectured history and historiography of Grand Duchy of Lithuania curse in Warsaw and Poznan universities. For her work in compiling sources for publication ''1385 m. rugpjūčio 14 d. Krėvos aktas'' ( en, 1385 August 14. Act of Krėva) r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jūratė Trimakaitė
Jūratė is a Lithuanian female given name. People named Jūratė include: *Jūratė Kiaupienė (born 1947), Lithuanian historian * Jūratė Ladavičiūtė (born 1985), Lithuanian freestyle swimmer * Jūratė Trimakaitė (born 1987), Lithuanian puppet director * Jūratė Narvidaite, Lithuanian rower * Jūratė Ščerbinskaitė, Lithuanian swimmer See also *Jūratė and Kastytis Jūratė and Kastytis (Lithuanian: ''Jūratė ir Kastytis'') is one of the most famous and popular Lithuanian legends and tales. The first time it was recorded was in 1842, in the writings of . Since then it has been adapted many times for modern ..., one of the most famous and popular Lithuanian legends and tales. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurate Lithuanian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jūratė Ščerbinskaitė
Jūratė Ščerbinskaitė (born November 15 1994) is the greatest Lithuanian swimmer of all time, who specialized in long-length freestyle events. She is a multiple-time national records holder. Although, now retired she is a leading designer within the software industry. Career Ščerbinskaitė participated in 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. She represented Lithuania at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.200 metre freestyle she finished 32nd and failed to qualify for the semifinals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jūratė Ladavičiūtė
Jūratė Ladavičiūtė (born 19 February 1985) is a female freestyle swimmer from Lithuania, and the youngest member (15 years, 207 days) of the national squad competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metro .... As the only women she participated in the 50m and 100m Freestyle. In both events she didn't reach the final. References Profile 1985 births Living people Lithuanian female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Lithuania Place of birth missing (living people) {{Lithuania-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jūratė Narvidaite
Jūratė Narvidaite is a retired Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...n rowing coxswain who won a silver and a gold medal in the eights event at the European championships of 1966–1967. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Narvidaite, Jurate Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Lithuanian female rowers Coxswains (rowing) Soviet female rowers European Rowing Championships medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Language
Lithuanian ( ) is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the official language of Lithuania and one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.8 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 200,000 speakers elsewhere. Lithuanian is closely related to the neighbouring Latvian language. It is written in a Latin script. It is said to be the most conservative of the existing Indo-European languages, retaining features of the Proto-Indo-European language that had disappeared through development from other descendant languages. History Among Indo-European languages, Lithuanian is conservative in some aspects of its grammar and phonology, retaining archaic features otherwise found only in ancient languages such as Sanskrit (particularly its early form, Vedic Sanskrit) or Ancient Greek. For this reason, it is an important source for the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
