pilkas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Adjectival formation from the same root as pelenaĩ (ash).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

pìlkas m (feminine pilkà, neuter pìlka) stress pattern 3 [3]

  1. gray (US), grey (chiefly UK)
    pilkas kiškisa grey hare
    pilka spalvagrey (colour)
    pilkos akysgrey eyes
    pilkieji debesys[3]the grey clouds
  2. dull, dim

Declension

Derived terms

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See also

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “pilkas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356
  2. ^ pìlkas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 888 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. 3.0 3.1 “pilkas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.

Further reading

  • “pilkas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
  • pilkas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas, lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • pilkas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas, ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

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