avilys

Lithuanian

Avilys

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aulios (whence also Latvian aũlis (“beehive”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós, nominal form of *h₂ewlo- (“tube, hole, channel”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ulьjь (“beehive; opening”), Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós, “tube, pipe”), Latin alvus (“belly, beehive”), etc.

Noun

avilỹs m (plural aviliaĩ) stress pattern 3b

1. beehive

Declension

Declension of avilỹs

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	avilỹs	aviliaĩ
genitive (kilmininkas)	ãvilio	avilių̃
dative (naudininkas)	ãviliui	aviliáms
accusative (galininkas)	ãvilį	ãvilius
instrumental (įnagininkas)	ãviliu	aviliaĩs
locative (vietininkas)	avilyjè	aviliuosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	avilỹ	aviliaĩ

See also

• bitynas
• korys

Further reading

• “avilys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024