gruodis
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From grúodas (“frozen mud or earth”), referring to the cold frozen nature of December in Northeast Europe. Compare Proto-Slavic *grudьňь (“December”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
grúodis m (plural grúodžiai) stress pattern 1
- December (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar)
Declension
Declension of grúodis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | grúodis | grúodžiai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | grúodžio | grúodžių |
| dative (naudininkas) | grúodžiui | grúodžiams |
| accusative (galininkas) | grúodį | grúodžius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | grúodžiu | grúodžiais |
| locative (vietininkas) | grúodyje | grúodžiuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | grúodi | grúodžiai |
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) sausis, vasaris, kovas, balandis, gegužė, birželis, liepa, rugpjūtis, rugsėjis, spalis, lapkritis, gruodis (Category: lt:Months)
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “grúodas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 206