gerklė
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gerˀtlá, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-tló-m, from *gʷerh₃- (“to devour, swallow”).[1] Cognate with Polish źródło (“source”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
gerklė̃ f (plural gérklės) stress pattern 3 [2]
Declension
Declension of gerklė̃
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | gerklė̃ | gérklės |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | gerklė̃s | gerklių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | gérklei | gerklė́ms |
| accusative (galininkas) | gérklę | gérkles |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | gérkle | gerklėmìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | gerklėjè | gerklėsè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | gérkle | gérklės |
Synonyms
- (trachea): trachėja f
Related terms
- (verb) gerti
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 559. →ISBN
- ^ “gerklė” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
- “gerklė” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN