akstis

Lithuanian

Akstis (1) - Javelin

Akstys (3) - Spines

Alternative forms

• akštìs

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *akstis (*aštis?), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-. Cognate with Latvian aksts (“prickle, sharp point”), Proto-Slavic *ostь.

Noun

akstìs f (plural ãkstys) stress pattern 4

1. (weaponry) javelin

   Coordinate terms: ietis (“spear; javelin (sports)”), pika (“pike”)

2. spit (stick for hanging meat)
3. (botany) spine, thorn, prick

   Synonym: dyglys

Declension

Declension of akstìs

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	akstìs	ãkstys
genitive (kilmininkas)	akstiẽs	aksčių̃
dative (naudininkas)	ãksčiai	akstìms
accusative (galininkas)	ãkstį	akstìs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	akstimì	akstimìs
locative (vietininkas)	akstyjè	akstysè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	akstiẽ	ãkstys

References

• Derksen, Rick (2015) “akstis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48

Further reading

• “akstis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “akstis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
• akstis, entry by Giedrė Kmitienė, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)