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didelis

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Derived from dìdis (big, large) +‎ -elis,[1] with further etymology of the first component uncertain.[2] Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂-dʰe-, from *deyh₂- (to shine), with semantic shift "shining" > "visible" > "large"; in this case, related to Homeric Greek δέατο (déato, [he/she/it] showed themselves), δῆλος (dêlos, visible), Vedic Sanskrit दीदाय (dīdā́ya, [he/she/it] shines), दीप् (dīp, to blaze, glow), and see the latter for more.[3]

Windekens tentatively compares it with Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, titan) (possibly of Anatolian origin).

Cognate with Latvian dižs, dideļš.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dìdelis m (feminine dìdelė, neuter dìdeli) stress pattern 3b[4]

  1. big
  2. large (of greater size)

Declension

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Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “dìdelis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 107
  2. ^ didelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  3. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “dìdis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[2] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 108
  4. ^ didelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024