žingsnis
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Žingsnis
Lithuanian
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Etymology
From žeñgti (“to walk”) + -snis. Compare žvil̃gsnis (“gaze, glance”) from žvel̃gti (“to look”), mìrksnis (“blink, moment”) from mérkti (“to close the eyes”).
Noun
žiñgsnis m (plural žiñgsniai) stress pattern 2
- step, pace (movement from one foot to the other)
- 1899, Vincas Kudirka, Tautiška giesmė [National Hymn]:
- Ir šviesa, ir tiesa / Mūs žingsnius telydi.
- And light, and truth, / May guide our steps.
- step, pace (unit of distance)
- (figuratively) step (action in a sequence, or toward a goal)
- žingsnis po žingsnio ― step by step
Declension
Declension of žiñgsnis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | žiñgsnis | žiñgsniai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | žiñgsnio | žiñgsnių |
| dative (naudininkas) | žiñgsniui | žiñgsniams |
| accusative (galininkas) | žiñgsnį | žingsniùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | žingsniù | žiñgsniais |
| locative (vietininkas) | žiñgsnyje | žiñgsniuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | žiñgsni | žiñgsniai |
References
Further reading
- “žingsnis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “žingsnis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024