smurtas
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Lithuanian
Etymology
According to Fraenkel, possibly related to smerkti, smarkus.
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Noun
smùrtas m (plural smùrtai) stress pattern 1
- violence
- 1992, Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucija [Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania]:
- Valstybinės valdžios ar jos institucijos užgrobimas smurtu laikomi antikonstituciniais veiksmais, yra neteisėti ir negalioja.
- Seizure of State power or of its institution by force shall be considered anti-constitutional actions, which are unlawful and invalid.
Declension
Declension of smùrtas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | smùrtas | smùrtai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | smùrto | smùrtų |
| dative (naudininkas) | smùrtui | smùrtams |
| accusative (galininkas) | smùrtą | smùrtus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | smùrtu | smùrtais |
| locative (vietininkas) | smùrte | smùrtuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | smùrte | smùrtai |
Further reading
- “smurtas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “smùrtas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 851