šilas
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Related to Latvian sils, with no certain cognates outside of Baltic. Smoczynski proposes a morphological analysis of the word as *šì-las,[1] a zero-grade formation from the verb šiẽti (“to drive (a splinter, etc.)”), perhaps due to trees in a forest being "driven into" the soil they grow in.
Pronunciation
Noun
šìlas m (plural šilaĩ) stress pattern 4[2]
- coniferous forest on sandy soils; pine barrens
- (botany) heather (Calluna vulgaris)
- Synonym: viržis
Declension
Declension of šìlas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | šìlas | šilaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | šìlo | šilų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | šìlui | šiláms |
| accusative (galininkas) | šìlą | šilùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | šilù | šilaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | šilè | šiluosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | šìle | šilaĩ |
Derived terms
- (diminutive noun) šilẽlis
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “šìlas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 636-7
- ^ “šilas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
Further reading
- “šilas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN