lietuvininkas
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Lietuvininkai (2) buvo iš Mažosios Lietuvos. —
Prussian Lithuanians were from Lithuania Minor. 
Lietuvininkų (2) tautinis kostiumas —
Prussian Lithuanian national costume
Lithuanian
Prussian Lithuanians were from Lithuania Minor.
Prussian Lithuanian national costume
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Lietuva + -ininkas. Originally meant simply "Lithuanian", but over time the term lietuvis became popular in Lithuania proper, while lietuvininkas became established among ethnic Lithuanians in neighboring Prussian- and German-ruled territories (Lithuania Minor). In modern usage, the word refers specifically to the latter ethnographic/historic group.
Noun
lietùvininkas m (plural lietùvininkai, feminine lietùvininkė) stress pattern 1
- (archaic) Synonym of lietuvis (“a Lithuanian”)
- a Prussian Lithuanian (an ethnic Lithuanian from the territory of East Prussia)
- (rare) a Lithuanian who is particularly concerned about Lithuanian issues
Declension
Declension of lietùvininkas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | lietùvininkas | lietùvininkai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | lietùvininko | lietùvininkų |
| dative (naudininkas) | lietùvininkui | lietùvininkams |
| accusative (galininkas) | lietùvininką | lietùvininkus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | lietùvininku | lietùvininkais |
| locative (vietininkas) | lietùvininke | lietùvininkuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | lietùvininke | lietùvininkai |
Synonyms
- (Prussian Lithuanian):
- (Lithuanian from Lithuania Minor): Mažosios Lietuvos lietuvis, mažlietuvis, mažalietuvis
- (Lithuanian from Prussia): (Rytų) Prūsijos lietuvis, Rytprūsių lietuvis
- (Lithuanian from Prussian Lithuania): Prūsų Lietuvos lietuvis, Prūsų lietuvis
- (dialectal): šišioniškis (“person from here”), prūselis
Further reading
- “lietuvininkas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “lietuvininkai”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
- Prūsijos lietuviai in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
- “lietuvninkai, lietuvininkai, mažlietuviai, mažalietuviai; šišioniškiai, prūseliai, prūsai; gyventojai”, in Konsultacijų bankas [Consultation bank], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2003–2024