orlaivis
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From oro (“air”) + laivas (“ship”).
Noun
órlaivis m (plural órlaiviai) stress pattern 1
- aircraft
- Hyponyms: lėktuvas (“airplane”), sraigtasparnis (“helicopter”), sklandytuvas (“glider, sailplane”), dirižablis (“airship”)
Declension
Declension of órlaivis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | órlaivis | órlaiviai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | órlaivio | órlaivių |
| dative (naudininkas) | órlaiviui | órlaiviams |
| accusative (galininkas) | órlaivį | órlaivius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | órlaiviu | órlaiviais |
| locative (vietininkas) | órlaivyje | órlaiviuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | órlaivi | órlaiviai |
Further reading
- “orlaivis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- orlaivis in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)