lankas
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”), compare Latvian lanka (“lowland”), Old Prussian lunkis (“angle”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic лѫкъ (lǫkŭ, “bow”), Belarusian and Russian лук (luk, “bow”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɫàŋ́kas/, [ɫɐ̀ŋ́ˑkɐs]
Declension
Declension of lañkas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | lañkas | lankaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | lañko | lankų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | lañkui | lankáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | lañką | lankùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | lankù | lankaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | lankè | lankuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | lañke | lankaĩ |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1895, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1895
- “lankas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
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