akstis

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Lithuanian

 Akstis on Lithuanian Wikipedia
 Akstis (botanika) on Lithuanian Wikipedia
Akstis (1) - Javelin
Akstys (3) - Spines

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Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *akstis (*aštis?), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-. Cognate with Latvian aksts (prickle, sharp point), Proto-Slavic *ostь.

Noun

akstìs f (plural ãkstys) stress pattern 4

  1. (weaponry) javelin
    Coordinate terms: ietis (spear; javelin (sports)), pika (pike)
  2. spit (stick for hanging meat)
  3. (botany) spine, thorn, prick
    Synonym: dyglys

Declension

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “akstis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48

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