ežys
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *ežis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *eźis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”). Cognate with Latvian ezis and Proto-Slavic *ežь.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ežỹs m (plural ežiaĩ) stress pattern 4
Declension
Declension of ežỹs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | ežỹs | ežiaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | ẽžio | ežių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | ẽžiui | ežiáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | ẽžį | ežiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | ežiù | ežiaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | ežyjè | ežiuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | ežỹ | ežiaĩ |
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “ežys”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 159-60