kažkas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From an unattested *kažikas (“someone, something”) (with syncope of the i), from *kažinkàs < kažin kàs, a univerbation of kàs (“who”) +‎ žìno (“knows”) +‎ kàs (“who/what”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈkaːs/

Pronoun

kažkàs

1. something (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. somebody (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Usage notes

As with ko and kieno, kažkieno is the possessive genitive and kažko is for other uses.

Declension

    Declension of kažkàs

nominative	kažkàs
genitive	kažkõ, kažkienõ
dative	kažkám
accusative	kažką̃
instrumental	kažkuõ
locative	kažkamè
vocative	–