From Proto-Balto-Slavic (compare Latvian asara), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱru, perhaps from a compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (literally “eye bitter”) (compare *dáḱru-). Cognate with Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru), English tear.
ãšara f (plural ãšaros) stress pattern 1
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | ãšara | ãšaros |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | ãšaros | ãšarų |
| dative (naudininkas) | ãšarai | ãšaroms |
| accusative (galininkas) | ãšarą | ãšaras |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | ãšara | ãšaromis |
| locative (vietininkas) | ãšaroje | ãšarose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | ãšara | ãšaros |