pirštas
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírštan. Cognate with Latvian pirksts, Old Prussian pirsten and Proto-Slavic *pь̃rstъ. Compare also Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭhá, “back”).
Noun
pir̃štas m (plural pir̃štai) stress pattern 2[1][2][3]
Declension
Declension of pir̃štas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | pir̃štas | pir̃štai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | pir̃što | pir̃štų |
| dative (naudininkas) | pir̃štui | pir̃štams |
| accusative (galininkas) | pir̃štą | pirštùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | pirštù | pir̃štais |
| locative (vietininkas) | pirštè | pir̃štuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | pir̃šte | pir̃štai |
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- (Noun) pirštinė f
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 428-429
- ^ “pirštas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
- ^ “pirštas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN