didelis
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from di̇̀dis (“big, large”) + -elis,[1] with further etymology of the first component uncertain.[2] Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂-dʰe-, from *deyh₂- (“to shine”), with semantic shift "shining" > "visible" > "large"; in this case, related to Homeric Greek δέατο (déato, “[he/she/it] showed themselves”), δῆλος (dêlos, “visible”), Vedic Sanskrit दीदाय (dīdā́ya, “[he/she/it] shines”), दीप् (dīp, “to blaze, glow”), and see the latter for more.[3]
Windekens tentatively compares it with Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “titan”) (possibly of Anatolian origin).
Cognate with Latvian dižs, dideļš.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]di̇̀delis m (feminine di̇̀delė, neuter di̇̀deli) stress pattern 3b[4]
Declension
[edit]declension of didelis
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | di̇̀delis | dideli̇̀ | di̇̀delė | di̇̀delės | |
| genitive | di̇̀delio | didelių̃ | didelė̃s | didelių̃ | |
| dative | dideliám | dideli̇́ems | di̇̀delei | didelė́ms | |
| accusative | di̇̀delį | di̇̀delius | di̇̀delę | di̇̀deles | |
| instrumental | di̇̀deliu | dideliai̇̃s | di̇̀dele | didelėmi̇̀s | |
| locative | dideliamè | dideliuosè | didelėjè | didelėsè | |
| vocative | di̇̀delis | dideli̇̀ | di̇̀dele | di̇̀delės | |
Antonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “di̇̀delis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 107
- ^ “didelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “di̇̀dis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[2] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 108
- ^ “didelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025