inkstas
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *iˀst-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂id-st(h₂)-es-. Cognate with Latvian ikstis (“kidneys”), Old Prussian inxcze (“kidney”), Proto-Slavic *jьsto (“id”) (whence Old Church Slavonic исто (isto, “kidney; entrails”)), Proto-Germanic *aistô (“testicle”); see the Proto-Germanic for more regarding the root's formation.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ìnkstas m (plural ìnkstai) stress pattern 1[2]
Declension
Declension of ìnkstas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | ìnkstas | ìnkstai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | ìnksto | ìnkstų |
| dative (naudininkas) | ìnkstui | ìnkstams |
| accusative (galininkas) | ìnkstą | ìnkstus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | ìnkstu | ìnkstais |
| locative (vietininkas) | ìnkste | ìnkstuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | ìnkste | ìnkstai |
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References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “inkstas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “inkstas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
- ^ “inkstas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN