petys
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Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Old Prussian pette (“shoulder”), pettis (“shoulder blade”). From Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”), related to Latin pateō, Ancient Greek πετάννῡμι (petánnūmi).
Noun
[edit]petỹs m (plural pečiaĩ) stress pattern 4
Declension
[edit](Note: Genitive can be either petiẽs (more common) or pẽčio.)
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
See also
[edit]- (scapula): mentė, mentikaulis
References
[edit]- “petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012