balandis
Lithuanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]balañdis m (plural balañdžiai) stress pattern 2
Declension
[edit]| 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
[edit]- karvelis m
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “balandis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 78