nagas
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English
Noun
nagas
Anagrams
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nágas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”). Cognate with Latvian nags (“nail, claw”); see also nagà (“hoof”).[1]
Pronunciation 1
Noun
nãgas m (plural nagaĩ) stress pattern 4 [2]
- fingernail, nail
- piršto nagas - a fingernail
- claw
- talon
- (in the plural) fingertips
- tip (of a rake etc.)[2]
- (figuratively) stingy person, miser
Declension
Declension of nãgas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | nãgas | nagaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | nãgo | nagų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | nãgui | nagáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | nãgą | nagùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | nagù | nagaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | nagè | naguosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | nãge | nagaĩ |
Synonyms
- (stingy person): gysla
Related terms
- (noun) naga f
Idioms
Pronunciation 2
Noun
nagàs f
- accusative plural of naga
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “nagas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 327
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 “nagas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.