svogūnas
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svogūnas
Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Karaim, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *sogan (“onion”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
svogū̃nas m (plural svogū̃nai) stress pattern 2
- onion (Allium cepa)
- onion (bulb of this vegetable)
- (botany) bulb (bulb-shaped root)
Declension
Declension of svogū̃nas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | svogū̃nas | svogū̃nai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | svogū̃no | svogū̃nų |
| dative (naudininkas) | svogū̃nui | svogū̃nams |
| accusative (galininkas) | svogū̃ną | svogūnùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | svogūnù | svogū̃nais |
| locative (vietininkas) | svogūnè | svogū̃nuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | svogū̃ne | svogū̃nai |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “svogū̃nas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 621
Further reading
- “svogūnas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “svogūnas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024