naujatikis
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From naũjas (“new”) + tikė́ti (“to believe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
naujãtikis m (plural naujãtikiai, feminine naujãtikė) stress pattern 1
- (religion) new convert, new believer
- 1998, “3:6”, in Šventasis Raštas. Senasis ir Naujasis Testamentas [Holy Bible. Old Testament and New Testament], Vilnius: Leidykla „Katalikų pasaulis“, →ISBN, 1 Timotiejui [1 Timothy]:
- Vyskupas neturi būti naujatikis, kad nepradėtų didžiuotis ir nepakliūtų į velnio teismą.
- Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Declension
Declension of naujãtikis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | naujãtikis | naujãtikiai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | naujãtikio | naujãtikių |
| dative (naudininkas) | naujãtikiui | naujãtikiams |
| accusative (galininkas) | naujãtikį | naujãtikius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | naujãtikiu | naujãtikiais |
| locative (vietininkas) | naujãtikyje | naujãtikiuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | naujãtiki | naujãtikiai |
Related terms
Further reading
- “naujatikis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “naujatikis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025