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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“grandmother”). Cognates include Old Prussian ane, Ancient Greek ἀννίς (annís), Old Armenian հան (han).
Pronunciation
Noun
anýta f (plural anýtos) stress pattern 1
- mother-in-law (the mother of one's husband)
Declension
See also
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “anyta”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 55
- ^ “anýta” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 32 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
- ^ “anyta”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
Further reading
- “anyta”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “anyta”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024