akstinas
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *akstinos (*aśtinos?). Equivalent to akstis + -nas. Cognate with Latvian akstins (“prickle”), Proto-Slavic *ostьnъ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ãkstinas m (plural akstinaĩ) stress pattern 3b
- thorn, prickle
- awn
- Synonym: akuotas
- goad, prod (pointed stick for driving cattle)
- (figuratively) impetus, incentive, stimulus
Declension
[edit]Declension of ãkstinas
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | ãkstinas | akstinaĩ |
genitive (kilmininkas) | ãkstino | akstinų̃ |
dative (naudininkas) | ãkstinui | akstináms |
accusative (galininkas) | ãkstiną | ãkstinus |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | ãkstinu | akstinaĩs |
locative (vietininkas) | akstinè | akstinuosè |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | ãkstine | akstinaĩ |
References
[edit]- Derksen, Rick (2015) “akstinas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48
- “ãkstinas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 17 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
- “akstinas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė, 2007–2012
Further reading
[edit]- “akstinas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas, lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “akstinas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas, ekalba.lt, 1954–2024