žąsis
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansís, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.
Pronunciation
Noun
žąsìs f (plural žą̃sys) stress pattern 4[1]
Declension
Declension of žąsìs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | žąsìs | žą̃sys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | žąsiẽs | žąsų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | žą̃siai | žąsìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | žą̃sį | žąsìs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | žąsimì | žąsimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | žąsyjè | žąsysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | žąsiẽ | žą̃sys |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “žąsis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514: “BSl. *źansís”