šerkšnas
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śer(s)nos, from a Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(s)-no- (“frozen water”). Cognate with Latvian sȩ̄rsna (“hoarfrost”), Proto-Slavic *sẽrnъ (“id”), Old Armenian սառն (saṙn, “ice”), Proto-Germanic *herzną (“frozen snow”).[1]
The adjectival sense is an extension of the "frozen crust" sense.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
šer̃kšnas m (plural šerkšnaĩ) stress pattern 4
Declension
Declension of šer̃kšnas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | šer̃kšnas | šerkšnaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | šer̃kšno | šerkšnų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | šer̃kšnui | šerkšnáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | šer̃kšną | šerkšnùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | šerkšnù | šerkšnaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | šerkšnè | šerkšnuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | šer̃kšne | šerkšnaĩ |
Adjective
šer̃kšnas m
Declension
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References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “šerkšnas I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 443-4
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “šerkšnas II”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 444