bičiulis
Lithuanian
Etymology
From bìčius (“beekeeper”) + -ulis, from bitė (“bee”), referring to those with whom one shares common bees (and their products such as honey) with.[1]
Inflection
Declension of bičiùlis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | bičiùlis | bičiùliai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | bičiùlio | bičiùlių |
| dative (naudininkas) | bičiùliui | bičiùliams |
| accusative (galininkas) | bičiùlį | bičiuliùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | bičiuliù | bičiùliais |
| locative (vietininkas) | bičiùlyje | bičiùliuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | bičiùli | bičiùliai |
Related terms
- bičas
- bičiulỹstė
References
- Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “bičiulis”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, , →ISBN, pages 58-9
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