kvapas

Lithuanian

Kvapas

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kwep-. Compare Proto-Slavic *kopъtь (“soot, smoke”), Ancient Greek κάπυς (kápus, “fume”), possibly Latin vapor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²ˈkʋɑːpɐs]
• Rhymes: -ɑːpɐs
• Syllabification: kvã‧pas

Noun

kvãpas m (plural kvapai̇̃) stress pattern 4

1. breath

   sulaikyti kvapą ― to hold one's breath

2. smell, aroma

   Synonyms: kvepėjimas, aromatas

Declension

Declension of kvãpas

	singular	plural
nominative	kvãpas	kvapai̇̃
genitive	kvãpo	kvapų̃
dative	kvãpui	kvapáms
accusative	kvãpą	kvapùs
instrumental	kvapù	kvapai̇̃s
locative	kvapè	kvapuosè
vocative	kvãpe	kvapai̇̃

Further reading

• “kvapas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
• Derksen, Rick (2015), “kvapas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
• V. Dadurkevičius & D. Ralys (n.d.), “kvapas”, in M. Paura & M. Tverijonas, editors, Lietuvių–anglų kalbų žodynas [Lithuanian-English dictionary], ekalba.lt
• “kvapas”, in Lietuvos Respublikos terminų bankas [Terminology bank of the Republic of Lithuania], VLKK, 2005–2026