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Latin
Noun
vīnīs
- dative/ablative plural of vīnum
Lithuanian
Etymology
Probably a nominal derivation from an unattested *vinu, an infixed present-tense form of výti (“to drive away”), thus referring to "(that which is) driven into (a board, plank, etc.)". Cognate with Old Prussian wīnis (“barrel plug”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
vinìs f (plural vìnys) stress pattern 4[2][3]
- nail, tack
- vinį įkalti/įvaryti į sieną[4] - to hammer/drive a nail into a wall
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “vinìs”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 756
- ^ “vinis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- ^ “vinis” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
- ^ “kalti” and “varyti” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
Portuguese
Noun
vinis
- plural of vinil
Volapük
Noun
vinis
- accusative plural of vin