priekis

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Related to Lithuanian prie (“near”), Latvian priekša (“front”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei, from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

Noun

príekis m (plural príekiai) stress pattern 1

  1. front, anterior, forepart
    Antonym: galas

Declension

Declension of príekis
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) príekis príekiai
genitive (kilmininkas) príekio príekių
dative (naudininkas) príekiui príekiams
accusative (galininkas) príekį príekius
instrumental (įnagininkas) príekiu príekiais
locative (vietininkas) príekyje príekiuose
vocative (šauksmininkas) príeki príekiai

Derived terms

References

  • “priekis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “priẽ”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 653
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