viltis
Lithuanian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Nominalization of vi̇̀ltis (“to trust”, verb); see below.
Noun
[edit]vilti̇̀s f (plural vi̇̀ltys) stress pattern 3
- hope, trust, reliance
- expectation
- the chances; possibility
Declension
[edit]| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | vilti̇̀s | vi̇̀ltys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | viltiẽs | vilčių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | vi̇̀lčiai | vilti̇̀ms |
| accusative (galininkas) | vi̇̀ltį | vi̇̀ltis |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | viltimi̇̀ | viltimi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | viltyjè | viltysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | viltiẽ | vi̇̀ltys |
Etymology 2
[edit]Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-; by surface analysis, vi̇̀lti + -s(i). Cognate with Latvian vil̂t (“to trick, mislead”), Old Prussian prawilts (“betrayed”).
Verb
[edit]vi̇̀ltis (third-person present tense vi̇̀liasi, third-person past tense výlėsi)
- (intransitive) to hope [with infinitive or dėl (+ genitive) ‘for someone/something’]
- (transitive) to rely, count on
- to expect, anticipate
Conjugation
[edit]This entry needs an inflection-table template.