durnas
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Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Generally considered to be borrowed from a Slavic language, cf. Polish durny (“dumb”) and Russian дурной (durnoj, “foolish”), and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *durьnъ.[1]
An alternative theory posits that the term is of Baltic origin, cognate with the Slavic terms.[2]
Compare Latvian dur̃ns (“crazed, stupefied”) from the same source, and Old Prussian dūrai (“shy”), which may or may not be related.
Adjective[edit]
dur̃nas m (feminine durnà) stress pattern 4
Declension[edit]
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of durnas
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of durnas
References[edit]
- ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch[1], volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
- ^ Šeškauskaitė, Daiva and Gliwa, Bernd (2006 December) “Some Lithuanian ethnobotanical taxa: a linguistic view on Thorn Apple and related plants”, in Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, volume 2, number 1,