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Lithuanian
Etymology
Perhaps from an n-infixed formation of sùkti (“to turn”), though the details are unclear.
An older theory by Pokorny derives the word from a supposed Proto-Indo-European *sʷenk-, *sunk-; see also Old High German swangar (“pregnant”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sunkùs m (feminine sunkù, neuter sunki̇̀)
- heavy
- hard, difficult
- sunku kvėpuoti - it is difficult to breathe
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See also
References
- ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “sunkus”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 614
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1048”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1048
- ^ “sunkus” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “sunkus” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN