kakta

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Latvian kakta (angle; space between two touching walls), with further origin outside of Baltic unclear.[1] Buga compares the Baltic terms to Latin conquinīscō (to crouch down, squat) (presuming a root form of *kʷeks-),[2] while others have noted similarities to Persian چکاد (čakâd, top of the head or forehead) and Proto-Tocharian *kekts'en- (body).[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaktà f (plural kãktos) stress pattern 4[4]

  1. forehead, brow (the part of the face above the eyes)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “kaktà”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 246
  2. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “kaktà”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 206
  3. ^ kakta”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  4. ^ kakta”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024