vartai

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárta n or *wártas m, which Derksen ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, rotate”).[1] Compare Latvian vārti, Old Prussian warto, Proto-Slavic *vorta; see the Proto-Slavic term for more theories.

Pronunciation

Noun

var̃tai m pl stress pattern 2

  1. gate (movable part of a fence; large door)
  2. (by extension, figuratively) gate (any opening through which someone or something enters)
  3. (transport, aviation) gate (passageway for passengers to embark or disembark)
  4. (sports) goal

Declension

    Declension of var̃tai (plural-only)
nominative var̃tai
genitive var̃tų
dative var̃tams
accusative vartùs
instrumental var̃tais
locative var̃tuose
vocative var̃tai

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “vartai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 491-2

Further reading

  • “vartai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “vartai”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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