galia

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Related to galėti (“to be able”), Proto-Slavic *golěmъ (“powerful”), likely Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability”). From Proto-Balto-Slavic *galḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH-.

Pronunciation

Noun

galià f (plural gàlios) stress pattern 2

  1. power, might

Declension

Declension of galià
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) galià gàlios
genitive (kilmininkas) gàlios gàlių
dative (naudininkas) gàliai gàlioms
accusative (galininkas) gàlią galiàs
instrumental (įnagininkas) galià gàliomis
locative (vietininkas) gàlioje gàliose
vocative (šauksmininkas) gàlia gàlios

References

  • “galia”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • “galia”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
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