minkštas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀk-.[1] Cognate with Latvian mīksts, Proto-Slavic *mę̑kъkъ; see the Proto-Slavic for more.[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mìnkštas m (feminine minkštà, neuter mìnkšta)

  1. soft[3]

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References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mękъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 314-315
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “minkštas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 319
  3. ^ Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN