pirštas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírštan. Cognate with Latvian pirksts, Old Prussian pirsten and Proto-Slavic *pь̃rstъ. Compare also Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭhá, back).

Noun

pir̃štas m (plural pir̃štai) stress pattern 2[1][2][3]

  1. (anatomy) finger

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References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, pages 428-429
  2. “pirštas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  3. “pirštas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
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