šeima

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See also: seîma

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-meh₂ (settlement, village; family), from the root *tḱey- (to lie down; to settle, inhabit). Cognate to Russian семья (semʹja, family), English home. Compare kaimas.

Noun

šeimà f (plural šeĩmos) stress pattern 4

  1. family

Declension