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Lithuanian
Etymology
tingti (“to become lazy”) + -inys (“nominal suffix”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
tinginỹs m (plural tinginiaĩ)
- a lazy person, lazybones
- tinginys (Lithuanian chocolate dessert)
Declension
References
- ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “tìngti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 1097
Further reading
- “tinginys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “tinginys”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024