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Konstantinas Širvydas

Lithuanian scholar
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Konstantinas Širvydas was a Lithuanian scholar noted for his contributions to the development of the written Lithuanian language. He prepared the first Lithuanian dictionary, Dictionarium trium linguarum, which was published in 1629. His work, along with that of others like Mikalojus Daukša, was instrumental in establishing the practice of drawing on various Lithuanian dialects to create a written form of the language. This tradition significantly influenced the standardization of Lithuanian, particularly in the 16th to 18th centuries.12

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