pusrutulis
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Pusrutuliai
Lithuanian
Etymology
From pusė (“half”) + rutulys (“sphere, globe”).
Noun
pùsrutulis m (plural pùsrutuliai) stress pattern 1
- (geometry) hemisphere (half of a sphere)
- (geography) hemisphere (half of the Earth)
- Šiaurės pusrutulis ― Northern Hemisphere
- Pietų pusrutulis ― Southern Hemisphere
- Vakarų pusrutulis ― Western Hemisphere
- Rytų pusrutulis ― Eastern Hemisphere
Declension
Declension of pùsrutulis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | pùsrutulis | pùsrutuliai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | pùsrutulio | pùsrutulių |
| dative (naudininkas) | pùsrutuliui | pùsrutuliams |
| accusative (galininkas) | pùsrutulį | pùsrutulius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | pùsrutuliu | pùsrutuliais |
| locative (vietininkas) | pùsrutulyje | pùsrutuliuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | pùsrutuli | pùsrutuliai |
Derived terms
- pusrutulinis (“hemispherical”)
- pusrutuliškas (“like a hemisphere”)
See also
- kupolas (“dome”)
Further reading
- “pusrutulis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “pusrutulis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
- Žemės pusrutuliai in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)