pilvas
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Substantivized nominal formation from an unattested *pil-ù-s, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-ú-s, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”) + *-us. Exact cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Húš (“much, very”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
pil̃vas m (plural pilvaĩ) stress pattern 4[2]
- belly, stomach
- Mán skaũda pil̃vą. ― I have a stomachache.
Declension
Declension of pil̃vas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | pil̃vas | pilvaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | pil̃vo | pilvų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | pil̃vui | pilváms |
| accusative (galininkas) | pil̃vą | pilvùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | pilvù | pilvaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | pilvè | pilvuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | pil̃ve | pilvaĩ |
See also
- skrañdis (“stomach”)
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “pil̃vas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 460
- ^ “pilvas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN