From Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn (“teat, nipple”). Compare Proto-Germanic *spenô (“nipple”), Ancient Greek στήνιον (stḗnion, “breast, chest”), Persian پستان (pestân, “breast”), Sanskrit स्तन (stána, “female breast, nipple”), Tocharian B päścane (“pair of breasts”).
spenỹs m (plural speniaĩ) stress pattern 4
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | spenỹs | speniaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | spenio | spenių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | speniui | speniáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | spenį | speniùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | speniù | speniaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | spenyjè | speniuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | spenỹ | speniaĩ |