aukštas

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See also: aukstas, and aukstās

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (to increase). Cognate with Latvian augsts (high), Old Prussian *aukt(a)s, Latin augustus (exalted, lofty).[1] Doublet of Augustas.

Adjective

áukštas m (neuter: áukšta, stress pattern: 3[2])

  1. high (in height)
    aukštas kalnas[2]a high mountain
  2. high(-quality)
    aukštos kokybės gaminiai[2]high-quality products
  3. tall
    aukštas vyras[2]a tall man
  4. noble
    aukštas svečias[2]a high guest
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Etymology 2

A metatonic derivative of Etymology 1.[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

aũkštas m (plural aukštai) stress pattern 2 [2]

  1. storey/story, floor
    trijų aukštų namas[2]a three storey house
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See also

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “aukštas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 70
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 “aukštas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  3. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “vargas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 489