aplinka

Lithuanian

Etymology

Related to aplink, aplinkui (around (adverb)), apylinkė (environs; district), aplenkti (to surround (one of several meanings)).

Derived from ap- (circum-) and the root of lenkti (to bend).

Noun

aplinkà f (plural ãplinkos) stress pattern 3b

  1. environment (all senses)
    gamtinė aplinkanatural environment
    socialinė aplinkasocial environment
    darbalaukio aplinkadesktop environment

Declension

References

  • aplinka”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “apliñk(ui)”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 13
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