šerkšnas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śer(s)nos, from a Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(s)-no- (“frozen water”). Cognate with Latvian sȩ̄rsna (“hoarfrost”), Proto-Slavic *sẽrnъ (“id”), Old Armenian սառն (saṙn, “ice”), Proto-Germanic *herzną (“frozen snow”).[1]

The adjectival sense is an extension of the "frozen crust" sense.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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šer̃kšnas m (plural šerkšnaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. rime, hoarfrost

Declension

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Declension of šer̃kšnas
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) šer̃kšnas šerkšnaĩ
genitive (kilmininkas) šer̃kšno šerkšnų̃
dative (naudininkas) šer̃kšnui šerkšnáms
accusative (galininkas) šer̃kšną šerkšnùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) šerkšnù šerkšnaĩs
locative (vietininkas) šerkšnè šerkšnuosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) šer̃kšne šerkšnaĩ

Adjective

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šer̃kšnas m

  1. gray, whitish (like frost)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “šerkšnas I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 443-4
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “šerkšnas II”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 444
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