kraikas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Nominal formation from kraik-, an alternate o-grade of krèkti (to coagulate). The sense development would be "to coagulate" > "to gather straw bedding together".[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kraĩkas m (plural kraikaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. bed on top of a straw roof
  2. roof gable

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “krèkti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 312