žmona
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Related to žmogùs (“human”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
žmonà f (plural žmónos) stress pattern 3
Declension
Declension of žmonà
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | žmonà | žmõnos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | žmonõs | žmonų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | žmõnai | žmonóms |
| accusative (galininkas) | žmõną | žmõnas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | žmõna | žmonomìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | žmonojè | žmonosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | žmõna | žmõnos |
See also
- sutuoktìnė (“wife (formal)”)
- núotaka (“bride”)
- výras (“man, husband”)
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “žmona”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 521
- ^ “žmonà” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 1527 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
- ^ “žmona”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
Further reading
- “žmona”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “žmona”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024