kelmas
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kelH-m- (“stump”), a depalatalization of *ḱélh₂-m(on)-; cognate with Latvian celms (“stub, stump”), Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle; helm, tiller”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kélmas m (plural kelmaĩ) stress pattern 3
Declension
Declension of kélmas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kélmas | kelmaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kélmo | kelmų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | kélmui | kelmáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | kélmą | kélmus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kélmu | kelmaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | kelmè | kelmuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kélme | kelmaĩ |
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “kelmas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 235-6