šaka
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "saka"
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śokˀāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱokh₂- (“wooden branch”). Cognate with Latvian sakas (“horse's collar”) and Sanskrit शाखा (śā́khā, “branch”); see the latter for more.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
šakà f (plural šãkos) stress pattern 4
Declension
Declension of šakà
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | šakà | šãkos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | šakõs | šakų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | šãkai | šakóms |
| accusative (galininkas) | šãką | šakàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | šakà | šakomìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | šakojè | šakosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | šãka | šãkos |
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “šaka”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 439
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Deverbal of Proto-Slavic *čakati (“to hold, to grab”).
Pronunciation
Noun
šȁka f (Cyrillic spelling ша̏ка)
Declension
Declension of šaka
Further reading
- “šaka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024