knygnešys
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From knygà (“book”) + nèšti (“to carry”) + -ỹs (“agentive suffix”).
Pronunciation
Noun
knyɡnešỹs m (plural knygnešiaĩ, feminine knygnešė̃) stress pattern 3b
- book distributor
- (historical) book smuggler
- 1975, V. Merkys, Mokslo, kultūros ir švietimo draugijos, page 23:
- Knygnešiai, gabenę nelegalią spaudą, sietyniečiams pateikdavo ir marksistinės literatūros, čia būdavo žinomo marksizmo populiarintojo S. Dikšteino knygelių.
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Declension
Declension of knygnešỹs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | knygnešỹs | knygnešiaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | knỹgnešio | knygnešių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | knỹgnešiui | knygnešiáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | knỹgnešį | knỹgnešius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | knỹgnešiu | knygnešiaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | knygnešyjè | knygnešiuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | knygnešỹ | knygnešiaĩ |
Derived terms
(Nouns)