kaimas
Lithuanian
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *káimas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”), whence also Latvian ciems, Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“village”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼𐍃 (haims, “village”), English home, ham (obsolete except in village names). Compare šeima, kiẽmas.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]káimas m (plural káimai) stress pattern 1 (diminutive kaimẽlis)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | káimas | káimai |
| genitive | káimo | káimų |
| dative | káimui | káimams |
| accusative | káimą | káimus |
| instrumental | káimu | káimais |
| locative | káime | káimuose |
| vocative | káime | káimai |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “kaimas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
Categories:
- Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Lithuanian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱey-
- Lithuanian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Lithuanian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Lithuanian 2-syllable words
- Lithuanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Lithuanian/ɑˑɪmɐs
- Rhymes:Lithuanian/ɑˑɪmɐs/2 syllables
- Lithuanian lemmas
- Lithuanian nouns
- Lithuanian masculine nouns