petys
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Petys
Lithuanian
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
Noun
petỹs m (plural pečiaĩ) stress pattern 4[3]
Declension
(Note: Genitive can be either petiẽs (more common) or pẽčio.)
Declension of petỹs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | petỹs | pečiaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | pẽčio | pečių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | pẽčiui | pečiáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | pẽtį | pečiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | pečiù | pečiaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | petyjè | pečiuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | petỹ | pečiaĩ |
See also
- (scapula): meñtė, mentìkaulis
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “petỹs”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 453-4
- ^ “petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- ^ “petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024