asmuo
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See also: ašmuo
Lithuanian
Etymology
Neologism introduced by Lithuanian linguists in the early 20th century,[1][2] of unclear formation logic. Perhaps created off a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-men-, from *h₁es- (“to be”).[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
asmuõ m (plural ãsmenys) stress pattern 3
Declension
Declension of asmuõ
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | asmuõ | ãsmenys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | asmeñs | asmenų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | ãsmeniui | asmenìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | ãsmenį | ãsmenis |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | ãsmeniu | asmenimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | asmenyjè | asmenysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | asmeniẽ | ãsmenys |
Hyponyms
- (grammar: person): pirmàsis asmuõ (“first person”), antràsis asmuõ (“second person”), trečiàsis asmuõ (“third person”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Mathiassen, Terje (2011 December 5) “Some aspects of the history of Lithuanian and Latvian grammatical terminology”, in Baltistica, volume 0, number 5, , pages 169–176
- ^ Schmalstieg, William R. (1982) “From Donelaitis to Jablonskis”, in Klimas, Antanas, editor, Lituanus, volume 28, number 1, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 July 2021
- ^ “asmuo”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
Further reading
- “asmuo”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “asmuo”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
asmuo on the Lithuanian Wikipedia.Wikipedia lt
