grietinė
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
grietìnė f (plural grietìnės) stress pattern 2
- sour cream, smetana
- šaltibarščiai su grietine ― cold borsch with sour cream
Usage notes
- grietinė is generally much thinner in consistency compared to American sour cream. Note in the etymology section that the word is derived from a verb meaning "to skim"; thus, it makes sense that a "skim cream" would be thinner than American sour cream.
Declension
Declension of grietìnė
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | grietìnė | grietìnės |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | grietìnės | grietìnių |
| dative (naudininkas) | grietìnei | grietìnėms |
| accusative (galininkas) | grietìnę | grietinès |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | grietinè | grietìnėmis |
| locative (vietininkas) | grietìnėje | grietìnėse |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | grietìne | grietìnės |
Derived terms
- grietinė̃lė
- grietinìnis, grietinìnė (“cream”, adjective)
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “griẽti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 200
Further reading
- “grietinė”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “grietinė”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025