kaimas

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Lithuanian[edit]

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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.

Noun[edit]

káimas m (plural káimai) stress pattern 1

  1. village
  2. countryside

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