petys

Lithuanian

Petys

Etymology

Cognate with Old Prussian pette (“shoulder”), pettis (“shoulder blade”). From Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”), related to Latin pateō, Ancient Greek πετάννῡμι (petánnūmi).

Noun

petỹs m (plural pečiaĩ) stress pattern 4

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Declension

(Note: Genitive can be either petiẽs (more common) or pẽčio.)

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See also

• (scapula): mentė, mentikaulis

References

• “petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012