rakštis

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Seemingly formed from a root rakšt-, itself a frequentative form of ràkti (to dig). Cognate with Latvian raksts (article); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

rakštìs f (plural rãkštys) stress pattern 4[2]

  1. splinter[2][3]
  2. coffin[2]

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References

  1. ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “rakštis”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 498
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  3. ^ Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN