žvakė

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See also: žvake, and žvakę

Lithuanian

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Žvakė

Etymology

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According to Weiss, from Proto-Baltic *žvak-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰʷokʷ-, *ǵʰweh₂k- (to shine), cognate with Latin fax (torch).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒʋaːkʲeː]
  • Hyphenation: žva‧kė

Noun

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žvãkė f (plural žvãkės) stress pattern 2

  1. candle

Declension

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Further reading

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