svečias
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *swetyas, from Proto-Indo-European *swe-tio-s, which is probably a derivative of *swe (“self”). Cognate with Latvian svešs (“strange, foreign”), Ancient Greek ἔτης (étēs, “private person”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
svẽčias m (plural svečiaĩ) stress pattern 4
- guest
- kviesti į svečius ― to invite guests
Declension
Declension of svẽčias
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | svẽčias | svečiaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | svẽčio | svečių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | svẽčiui | svečiáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | svẽčią | svečiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | svečiù | svečiaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | svetyjè | svečiuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | svetỹ | svečiaĩ |
Adjective
svẽčias m
Declension
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References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “svečias”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 437-8