gulbis
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Gulbis 
Gulbis
Latvian
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Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gulbis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to flourish, shine, be joyful”). Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian gulbìs (“swan”), Old Prussian gulbis (“swan”), Proto-Slavic *gъlbь.
Noun
gulbis m (2nd declension)
Declension
Declension of gulbis (2nd declension)
Lithuanian
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Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gulbis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to flourish, shine, be joyful”).[1] Balto-Slavic cognates include Latvian gùlbis (“swan”), Old Prussian gulbis (“swan”), Proto-Slavic *gъlbь.
Noun
gulbìs f (plural gulbys) stress pattern 4
Declension
Declension of gulbìs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | gulbìs | gul̃bys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | gulbiẽs | gulbių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | gul̃biai | gulbìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | gul̃bį | gulbìs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | gulbimì | gulbimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | gulbyjè | gulbysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | gulbiẽ | gul̃bys |
Noun
gul̃bis m (plural gul̃biai) stress pattern 2
Declension
Declension of gul̃bis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | gul̃bis | gul̃biai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | gul̃bio | gul̃bių |
| dative (naudininkas) | gul̃biui | gul̃biams |
| accusative (galininkas) | gul̃bį | gulbiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | gulbiù | gul̃biais |
| locative (vietininkas) | gul̃byje | gul̃biuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | gul̃bi | gul̃biai |
References
- “gulbis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “gulbis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “gulbis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “366-67”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 366-67