ąsa

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Lithuanian

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Ąsočio ąsa - A jug's handle

Etymology

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Cognate with Latvian osa, Old Prussian ansis (hook, latch), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ans-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ (compare Latin ānsa (handle), Proto-Germanic *ansijō (handle, loop)). Similarity with Proto-Germanic *ansaz (beam) has been discussed in the literature, although it is unclear. Compare also Proto-Finnic *ansa, which is borrowed from the Balto-Slavic root.

Noun

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ąsà f (plural ą̃sos) stress pattern 4

  1. handle (of a cup, jug, etc.)
    Hypernym: rankenà (from rankà)

Declension

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Derived terms

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