krūtis

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krū̆t- (“protuberance, breast, belly”), probably related to *krew- (“curve”), *(s)ker- (“to turn”), *(s)krew-. Possibly related to Old Irish crott (“lute”), Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“pile, stack”), but these connections are uncertain.

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Noun

krūtis f (6th declension)

1. breast
2. bosom
3. bust

Declension

Declension of krūtis (6th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	—	krūtis
genitive	—	krūšu
dative	—	krūtīm
accusative	—	krūtis
instrumental	—	krūtīm
locative	—	krūtīs
vocative	—	krūtis

Noun

krūtis

1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of krūts

Lithuanian

Krūtis

Etymology

According to Derksen, from the zero-grade of Lithuanian kráuti (“to pile”). Cognate with Latvian krūts (“hill, heap, breast”).

Noun

krūti̇̀s f (plural krū̃tys) stress pattern 4

1. breast

Declension

Declension of krūti̇̀s

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	krūti̇̀s	krū̃tys
genitive (kilmininkas)	krūtiẽs	krūčių̃
dative (naudininkas)	krū̃čiai	krūti̇̀ms
accusative (galininkas)	krū̃tį	krūti̇̀s
instrumental (įnagininkas)	krūtimi̇̀	krūtimi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas)	krūtyjè	krūtysè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	krūtiẽ	krū̃tys

Derived terms

• (chest): krūtinė