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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])
- high (in height)
- aukštas kalnas[2] ― a high mountain
- high(-quality)
- aukštos kokybės gaminiai[2] ― high-quality products
- tall
- aukštas vyras[2] ― a tall man
- noble
- aukštas svečias[2] ― a high guest
Inflection
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of aukštas
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of aukštas
Antonyms
Derived terms
nouns derived from aukštas
proper nouns derived from aukštas
adverbs related to aukštas
Etymology 2
A metatonic derivative of Etymology 1.[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
aũkštas m (plural aukštai) stress pattern 2 [2]
- storey/story, floor
- trijų aukštų namas[2] ― a three storey house
Declension
See also
References
- ^ 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
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ^ 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