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Lithuanian
Etymology
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Compare Proto-Slavic *-ьmo / *-ьmъ?
Pronunciation
Suffix
-imas m (plural -imai)
- Forms a noun from (the past tense form of) a verb
- laukti (“to wait”) + -imas → laukimas (“wait”)
- tarti (“to pronounce; to articulate”) + -imas → tarimas (“pronunciation; articulation”)
- užtemti + -imas → užtemimas (“eclipse”)
- šlapintis (“to urinate”) + -imas → šlapimas (“urine”)
- Forms a noun from an adjective
- jaunas (“young”) + -imas → jaunimas (“young people”)
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