linksmas
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Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Baltic *linksmas, synchronically analyzable as an adjectival formation in -mas from links-, itself a formation from liñkti (“to bend, bow”)[1] (see also linkė́ti (“to wish”)). The sense development would be along the lines of "flexible, bowing" > "expressing one's best wishes"[2] > "acceptable" > "pleasant" > "joyful".[3] Cognate with Latvian līksms (“cheerful”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]linksmas m (feminine linksmà) stress pattern 4
Declension
[edit]Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of linksmas
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of linksmas
References
[edit]- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “liñksmas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 357
- ^ Jurij S. Stepanov (1992 January 31) “Lexical entries in major sentence types of Proto-Indo-European”, in Reconstructing Languages and Cultures, 181: “ , page e.g. linké̇ti, linki, 'Somebody bows, expressing his best wishes'”
- ^ “linksmas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012