balandis

Lithuanian

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“white”), perhaps via an unattested formation *balandis galambis (“white-marked pigeon”) (for the latter, see Latin columbus (“male dove”)). The "April" meaning is apparently from a meaning of "having a white or bare patch" (whether this refers to animal coats, fields, or something else is unclear). Cognate with Latvian balodis (“pigeon, dove”), Ossetian бӕлон (bælon, “domestic pigeon”); see also Lithuanian báltas (“white”).

Noun

balañdis m (plural balañdžiai) stress pattern 2

1. April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)
2. pigeon, dove

Declension

Declension of balañdis

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	balañdis	balañdžiai
genitive (kilmininkas)	balañdžio	balañdžių
dative (naudininkas)	balañdžiui	balañdžiams
accusative (galininkas)	balañdį	balandžiùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	balandžiù	balañdžiais
locative (vietininkas)	balañdyje	balañdžiuose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	balañdi	balañdžiai

See also

• karvelis m

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) sausis, vasaris, kovas, balandis, gegužė, birželis, liepa, rugpjūtis, rugsėjis, spalis, lapkritis, gruodis ^{(Category: lt:Months)}