alkis

See also: alkış, ałkʼis, Alkis, and Alkış

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the root of álkti (“to be hungry”) (compare Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos (“sore, ulcer”)), cognate with Latvian al̂kt, Proto-Slavic *olkati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²ˈɐlʲˑkʲɪs]
• Rhymes: -ɐlʲˑkʲɪs
• Syllabification: al̃‧kis

Noun

al̃kis m (plural al̃kiai) stress pattern 2

1. hunger

   Synonyms: išalkimas, badas (“hunger; famine”)

   Antonym: sotis

Declension

Declension of al̃kis

	singular	plural
nominative	al̃kis	al̃kiai
genitive	al̃kio	al̃kių
dative	al̃kiui	al̃kiams
accusative	al̃kį	alkiùs
instrumental	alkiù	al̃kiais
locative	al̃kyje	al̃kiuose
vocative	al̃ki	al̃kiai

Further reading

• “alkis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
• “alkis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of alkoholist +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈä̌lːkɪs]

Noun

alkis c

1. (colloquial) an alcoholic

   Synonym: alkoholist

Declension

Declension of alkis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	alkis	alkis
	definite	alkisen	alkisens
plural	indefinite	alkisar	alkisars
	definite	alkisarna	alkisarnas

See also

• alkad

References

• “alkis”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “alkis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• alkis in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).

Anagrams

• ilska