giminė
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From gìmti (“to be born”).
Pronunciation
Noun
giminė̃ f (plural gìminės) stress pattern 3b
Usage notes
Can refer to relatives of any gender, despite the gender of the noun itself being feminine.
Declension
Declension of giminė̃
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | giminė̃ | gìminės |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | giminė̃s | giminių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | gìminei | giminė́ms |
| accusative (galininkas) | gìminę | gìmines |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | gìmine | giminėmìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | giminėjè | giminėsè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | gìmine | gìminės |
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “giminė”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 176