Balkanai

Lithuanian

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English Balkans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐlˈkɑːnɐɪ]
• Hyphenation: Bal‧ka‧nai

Proper noun

Balkãnai m pl (related adjective balkãniškas) stress pattern 2

1. Balkans (a peninsula in southeast Europe)

   Synonym: Balkãnų pùsiasalis

Declension

    Declension of Balkãnai (plural-only)

nominative	Balkãnai
genitive	Balkãnų
dative	Balkãnams
accusative	Balkanùs
instrumental	Balkãnais
locative	Balkãnuose
vocative	Balkãnai

Derived terms

• balkanìstas
• balkanìstika
• Balkãnų kalnaĩ

 

Further reading

• “Balkanai”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• Balkanai, entry by Rimantas Krupickas, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)