pigus

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *peyg- (inactive, reluctant), and cognate with Latin piger (dull, lazy).

Liukkonen mentions a Finnish pika (quick, fast) possibly being borrowed from the same origin as the Lithuanian; however, the existence of such a word in Finnish is in question (pika in Finnish seems to exist only as a borrowing from English, referring to the lagomorph).

The family of words including pi̇̀ktas (angry, vicious), pei̇̃kti (to blame, reprehend), pai̇̃kas (silly, foolish), pỹkti (to be angry), and pikùlas (devil) appears to be connected, though this family seems to trace to a different Proto-Indo-European root; perhaps the two roots were confused within Baltic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pigùs m (feminine pigi̇̀, neuter pigù) stress pattern 4

  1. low, cheap

Declension

Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of pigus
positive degree
neuter pigù
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative pigùs pi̇̀gūs pigi̇̀ pi̇̀gios
genitive pigaũs pigių̃ pigiõs pigių̃
dative pigiám pigi̇́ems pi̇̀giai pigióms
accusative pi̇̀gų pigiùs pi̇̀gią pigiàs
instrumental pigiù pigiai̇̃s pigià pigiomi̇̀s
locative pigiamè pigiuosè pigiojè pigiosè
vocative pigùs pi̇̀gūs pigi̇̀ pi̇̀gios
comparative degree
neuter pigiaũ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative pigèsnis pigesni̇̀ pigèsnė pigèsnės
genitive pigèsnio pigesnių̃ pigesnė̃s pigesnių̃
dative pigesniám pigesni̇́ems pigèsnei pigesnė̃ms
accusative pigèsnį pigesniùs pigèsnę pigesnès
instrumental pigesniù pigesniai̇̃s pigesnè pigesnėmi̇̀s
locative pigesniamè pigesniuosè pigèsnėje pigesnėsè
superlative degree
neuter pigiáusia
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative pigiáusias pigiáusi pigiáusia pigiáusios
genitive pigiáusio pigiáusių pigiáusios pigiáusių
dative pigiáusiam pigiáusiems pigiáusiai pigiáusioms
accusative pigiáusią pigiáusius pigiáusią pigiáusias
instrumental pigiáusiu pigiáusiais pigiáusia pigiáusiomis
locative pigiáusiame pigiáusiuose pigiáusioje pigiáusiose

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “pigùs”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 457
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “pigùs”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 588
  3. ^ pigus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė , 2007–2012
  4. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “piktas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 355
  5. ^ “pigus” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN