miltas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mílˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European *mlH-tó-s, from the zero-grade of *melh₂- (to crush, grind). Cognate with Latvian milti (flour), Old Prussian meltan (id).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mìltas m (plural mìltai) stress pattern 1[2]

  1. grain of flour
  2. (in the plural) flour

Usage notes

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Almost always used in the plural.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “miltai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 318
  2. ^ miltas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024