dalgis
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- dal̃gė f
- dal̃gis f
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dolgʰ-. Cognate with Latvian dalgs (“scythe”), Old Prussian doalgis (“scythe”) and possibly Proto-Slavic *dolga (“splint”). Further related to Old Norse telgja (“to cut, carve”).
Noun
dal̃gis m (plural dal̃giai) stress pattern 2
Declension
Declension of dal̃gis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | dal̃gis | dal̃giai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | dal̃gio | dal̃gių |
| dative (naudininkas) | dal̃giui | dal̃giams |
| accusative (galininkas) | dal̃gį | dalgiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | dalgiù | dal̃giais |
| locative (vietininkas) | dal̃gyje | dal̃giuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | dal̃gi | dal̃giai |
References
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “dalgis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 113