ugnis
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *úngnis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. The expected reflex of Winter's Law would have been blocked by the cluster -nCn-, compare vanduõ (“water”). However, see Proto-Slavic *vygъňь (“forge, hearth”) < *ūˀgnis.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ugnìs f (plural ugnys) stress pattern 4
(dialectal) ùgnis m (plural ugniai) stress pattern 2
Declension
Declension of ugnìs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | ugnìs | ùgnys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | ugniẽs | ugnių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | ùgniai | ugnìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | ùgnį | ugnìs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | ugnimì | ugnimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | ugnyjè | ugnysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | ugniẽ | ùgnys |
Derived terms
terms derived from ugnis
Related terms
See also
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 478
Old Prussian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *úngnis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís.
Pronunciation
Noun
ugnis f