petys

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Petys

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (to spread out). Cognate with Old Prussian pette (shoulder), pettis (shoulder blade); outside of Baltic, compare Latin pateō (to be open; to increase, extend), Ancient Greek πετάννῡμι (petánnūmi, to spread out, open).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

petỹs m (plural pečiaĩ) stress pattern 4[3]

  1. (anatomy) shoulder

Declension

(Note: Genitive can be either petiẽs (more common) or pẽčio.)

See also

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “petỹs”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 453-4
  2. ^ petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė, 2007–2012
  3. ^ petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas, lkz.lt, 1941–2024