laimė
Lithuanian
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Etymology
[edit]Related to Latvian laime, Old Prussian laeims (laims, “rich”), with further origin disputed:[1]
- Per Fraenkel, from the same root as léisti (“to allow”). The verbal form is attested with a now-rare meaning of "to create", which Fraenkel uses to bolster his argument.
- Per Smoczynski, from a secondary o-grade of lémti (“to determine”).
It is worth noting that the root underlying this word also serves as the namesake of Laima, the Baltic goddess of fate and pregnancy.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]laimė f (plural laimės)
- happiness
- success, good fortune
- Jiedu draugiškai pasisveikino ir tiek tos laimės.
- They both helloed each other in a friendly manner and that was the whole luck.
- destiny
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | láimė | láimės |
| genitive | láimės | láimių |
| dative | láimei | láimėms |
| accusative | láimę | láimes |
| instrumental | láime | láimėmis |
| locative | láimėje | láimėse |
| vocative | láime | láimės |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “laimė”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 269-70