niekas
Lithuanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (colloquial) nieks
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *neikas, equivalent to nie- + kas; compare Proto-Slavic *nikъto (“nobody”), *ničь, *ničьto (“nothing”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“no”) + *kʷos (“what”) with an additional element, perhaps *éy (“he, the”); see jis (“he”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬈𐬗𐬌𐬱 (naeciš), Ossetian ницы (nicy, “nothing”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]niẽkas stress pattern 2 or 4
Declension
[edit]| nominative | niẽkas |
|---|---|
| genitive | niẽko, niẽkieno |
| dative | niẽkam |
| accusative | niẽką |
| instrumental | niekuõ, niekù |
| locative | niekamè, niẽkame |
| vocative | niẽkas |
Noun
[edit]niekas
- nothing, trifle, triviality (an unsignificant or low-value thing)
- nobody, nonentity (insignificant, contemptible person)
Declension
[edit]| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | niẽkas | niẽkai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | niẽko | niẽkų |
| dative (naudininkas) | niẽkui | niẽkams |
| accusative (galininkas) | niẽką | niekùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | niekù | niẽkais |
| locative (vietininkas) | niekè | niẽkuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | niẽke | niẽkai |
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | niẽkas | niekai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | niẽko | niekų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | niẽkui | niekáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | niẽką | niekùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | niekù | niekai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | niekè | niekuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | niẽke | niekai̇̃ |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018), “niẽkas”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, , →ISBN, page 424