aplinka
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Related to aplink, aplinkui (“around (adverb)”), apylinkė (“environs; district”), aplenkti (“to surround (one of several meanings)”).
Derived from ap- (“circum-”) and the root of lenkti (“to bend”).
Noun
aplinkà f (plural ãplinkos) stress pattern 3b
- environment (all senses)
- gamtinė aplinka ― natural environment
- socialinė aplinka ― social environment
- darbalaukio aplinka ― desktop environment
Declension
Declension of aplinkà
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | aplinkà | ãplinkos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | aplinkõs | aplinkų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | ãplinkai | aplinkóms |
| accusative (galininkas) | ãplinką | ãplinkas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | ãplinka | aplinkomìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | aplinkojè | aplinkosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | ãplinka | ãplinkos |
References
- “aplinka”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas, lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “apliñk(ui)”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 13