degtukas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From dègti (to burn)[1] + -ukas (agent suffix). Compare šepetukas (brush) (from šepėti (to brush)) for a similar usage of this suffix.

Pronunciation

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Noun

degtùkas m (plural degtùkai) stress pattern 2

  1. match (device to make fire)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “dègti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 97