laikas
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English
Noun
laikas
Lithuanian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian laĩks, Old Church Slavonic отлѣкъ (otlěkŭ, “remainder”). The Latvian metatony (laĩks < *làiks) suggests an original oxytone neuter. On the basis of Ancient Greek λοιπόν (loipón, “remainder”) we can theoretically posit a Proto-Indo-European *loikʷóm (“remainder”). In any case, related to laikýti (“hold, keep”) and lìkti (“remain”); see these entries for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
laĩkas m (plural laikaĩ) stress pattern 4
- (uncountable) time (physical phenomenon)
- (uncountable) time, term, period (a duration of time)
- (countable, often in plural) times, era, period
- (uncountable, with infinitive) time (the appropriate time for an action)
- (linguistics) tense
Declension
Declension of laĩkas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | laĩkas | laikaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | laĩko | laikų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | laĩkui | laikáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | laĩką | laikùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | laikù | laikaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | laikè | laikuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | laĩke | laikaĩ |
Hyponyms
- (grammar: tense):
- būsimasis laikas
- būtasis dažninis laikas
- būtasis kartinis laikas
- esamasis laikas
Derived terms
terms derived from laikas
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (1996) Metatony In Baltic (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 6), Amsterdam: Rodopi, page 212
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “laikas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 269
Spanish
Noun
laikas m pl