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alkis

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Lithuanian

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Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From the root of álkti (to be hungry) (compare Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos (sore, ulcer)), cognate with Latvian al̂kt, Proto-Slavic *olkati.[1]

Noun

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al̃kis m (plural al̃kiai) stress pattern 2

  1. hunger
    Synonyms: išalkimas, badas (hunger; famine)
    Antonym: sotis

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “alkti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51

Further reading

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  • alkis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • alkis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

Swedish

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Etymology

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Clipping of alkoholist +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈä̌lːkɪs]

Noun

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alkis c

  1. (colloquial) an alcoholic
    Synonym: alkoholist

Declension

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Declension of alkis
nominative genitive
singular indefinite alkis alkis
definite alkisen alkisens
plural indefinite alkisar alkisars
definite alkisarna alkisarnas

See also

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Anagrams

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