drugys
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Drugys
Lithuanian
Etymology
Proto-Balto-Slavic *drugā́ˀtei, reflecting Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewg-/*dʰrewgʰ- (“to shake off, to drain”).
Compare some Slavic languages (Polish drgać (“to tremble”),[1] dreszcz (“shudder”),[2] Russian дрожь (drožʹ, “shivering”)[2]).
Pronunciation
Noun
drugỹs m (plural drugiaĩ) stress pattern 4
Declension
Declension of drugỹs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | drugỹs | drugiaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | drùgio | drugių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | drùgiui | drugiáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | drùgį | drugiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | drugiù | drugiaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | drugyjè | drugiuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | drugỹ | drugiaĩ |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- (diminutive noun) drugẽlis
See also
References
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “drgać”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 97
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “*drъžь” in Rick Derksen (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill: Leiden-Boston.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN