pareiga
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Related to pareiti (“to return, to fit, to depend on”). Compare eiti (“to go”) : eiga (“motion”).[1][2]
Noun
pareigà f (plural pãreigos) stress pattern 3b
- duty, obligation
- (in the plural) duties
Declension
Declension of pareigà
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | pareigà | pãreigos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | pareigõs | pareigų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | pãreigai | pareigóms |
| accusative (galininkas) | pãreigą | pãreigas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | pãreiga | pareigomìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | pareigojè | pareigosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | pãreiga | pãreigos |
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “pareiga”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “pareiga”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025